Hasushidare

''Do not follow the weeping of children coming from the lakes, or forever, with them, you will have to stay."'

A warning to adventurers of the danger lurking in plain sight.

Like the Hasushidare, a carnivorous pitcher-like plant that grows in vast sources of water filled by giant lotuses, very similar to flowers they themselves produce. Which makes it difficult to recognize when in slumber. Only by looking in the water can one truly differentiate the creature from the rest of the harmless vegetation.

They get their name from the way they lure their prey towards them. They do so by producing a crying sound similar to one of a child in distress. Such sound is produced by the flower antlers and stigma forming the shape of a child’s body, altering the sound of the wind passing through. 

Their prey, focusing on the child's distress, will move toward it. Hopping from a lily pad to the next, the prey will conclude they are secure to use. Once the target has landed on the pitcher lid, they will start moving toward the child-looking lure. The closer they get, the more they will realize the subterfuge in front of them. 

But unfortunately for the prey, its end is already sealed. The lid will start going down with their weight. Making them slide into the hidden rim of the creature. The meal will try to escape, but the pitcher lid, covered in water droplets, will make it impossible to climb out of.

While their prey is fighting for a grip, the Hasushidare will start closing its flower petals together. Hiding their pistil childlike appearance from sight, getting ready to blend with the lotuses surrounding it. Once the prey has passed through the waxy zone, the lid will slowly rise up, sealing the prey in its new home, in the digestive area. Water submerging the plant, silencing any scream to be heard, will hide any trace of the prey from the surface. Leave them with nothing but the sight of the underwater wildlife as company. The plant will slowly digest them in secret, leaving nothing behind for the surface dweller to find.