roper

A huge eye opens in this conical creature’s front, just above a toothy mouth. Long strands of fibrous material whip from its sides. The roper is an ambush hunter, while in hiding, it looks remarkably like a stalagmite of stone. The strands it extrudes are not flesh but a thick, semiliquid material similar to partially melted wax but with the strength of an iron chain. A roper is 9 feet tall and weighs 2,200 pounds.