Dune Trapper

''The telltale shimmer of water and a touch of fresh moisture on the air would suggest that you have found a deep desert oasis. Strange, perhaps, that no others have claimed this place before you...''

Tactic
When a victim drinks from the oasis's waters (which is the rear center of the plant), the trapper pulls itself down the pit it rests in and traps the victim.

If the dune trapper is slain, its body contains as many quarts of water as it had hit points. The trapper itself is inedible, except for b'rohgs, who consider trappers a delicacy.

Description
The dune trapper is a subterranean plant that mimics pools and oases in order to lure prey into its devouring maw. Disguising itself as an oasis of up to an acre in size, the dune trapper takes many a life foolish enough to drink from its waters.

A dune trapper digs a large sand pit to hide in and then cover over with its star-shaped head, burying itself inches beneath the sand, exposing the center of its throat. A trapper's roots eventually extend miles below ground in order to reach deep water sources, which it uses to pump up small amounts of water in its throat in order to present an oasis-like appearance. The pool is anywhere from 5 to 50 ft. across, depending on the size of the creature, and is never more than an inch deep. Creatures that smell water are the first to be attracted to the trapper. Trappers are usually solitary, but sometimes they encourage the growth of the neighboring flora around them by furnishing them with some of the water they extract. This only helps further disguise the trapper.