The hangman tree waits till prey is
directly underneath its vines. It then releases its poisonous spores,
which weaken those that unsuspectingly breathe them in. The
hangman tree then attacks its prey by snatching them with its
tendrils, wrapping around a victim's neck like a tightening noose.
The target is then reeled upwards by the hangman tree and
deposited into its mouth, where it is eaten and swallowed whole.
A victim is usually already dead from asphyxiation by the time it
reaches the hangman tree's mouth.
The hangman tree is a carnivorous, predatory tree that takes its
name from how it captures its prey. It resembles an oak tree with
a thick trunk with long leafy vines and tendrils that dangle from
its branches. Above its trunk is an opening much like a giant maw
lined with rows of sharp teeth that look like carved wooden tusks.