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Munchskin

Oh, look at these gorgeous flowers, we should pick some!
DON'T TOUCH IT! IT'S A MUNCHSKIN!
A what? That's too cute!
It's not cute! When you touch it, it... munches your skin
— Shadow Phoenix warning Thei
  The Munchskin may look like a harmless wildflower at first glance but just one touch can be lethal. The mushroom is coated in a fine spore like powder that instantly get absorbed by the skin and start to spread throughout the body. One touch and the victim is paralyzed as the mushrooms flower petal like appendages close around the exposed body part, spreading upwards. To an onlooker, it looks like the Munchskin eats the skin of it's victim ,hence the name.   The reality is much more gruesome than that. The effect of the spores is not only paralyzation, within minutes from exposure the body of the vicitim starts to melt. Within 15 minutes what is left of the victim is a melted mess of a creature.   The quick course of events and spread of the spores ensures the victim dissolving near the Munchskin, providing nutrients to the soil. As with so many other mushrooms, the part you see is just the a small fraction of the whole entity, underneath the lure is a network of mycelium that greedily absorbs the nutrient boost from the melted victims.

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Dec 18, 2021 21:19

Munch munch munch ^^   I love it! It's terrible, but I love it. xD   Keep up the good work! :D

Dec 18, 2021 21:47 by Chi

Thank you, couldn't have done it without your contribution!

Jan 12, 2022 15:11 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Fifteen minutes?! Yikes. That's some quick work from the mushroom there.

Emy x
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Jan 12, 2022 21:43 by Chi

I feel like there's some joke about the hare and the turtle in there somewhere maybe, but yeah, can't be lazy of you want to feed your roots xD