Leafless Predatory Tree

Overview
Fitting the predatory stereotype of most plants, leafless predatory trees did not exactly shed all of their leaves, keeping enough to attract potential prey.

Daily Life
These trees shed all their leaves due to the dark presence of shadow creatures and the thick clouds that cover the sky above them. They use their long “arms” to capture and digest prey. The trees can have anywhere from 1 to 3 arms, but most have 2. It is possible to have more, but only by a mutation. The spikes on their arms can be used to both grab prey and extend as vines to trip predators.

They often stay in one place, acting like a dead tree and attracting prey. They strike as soon as they can. When surrounded, they will swing their arms and branches around to scratch their opponent, and bring up their roots to trip the enemy, When faced with a predator that is farther away, they will regurgitate the leftovers of their last meal and some digestive fluid to scare away the enemy. They store toxins from their prey in their bark to give any predator that could make its way over to the tree a nasty surprise.

Adaptations

 * Being partially shadowed, they are unnecessarily vicious around all creatures, except for trees, as they are attempting to mimic the trees.