Lies in wait in stagnant water
A motif · Behaviour · Thompson B16.5, Animals
6 figures carry it.
Nearby in Thompson's index
Motifs this bestiary also holds from B16 and below. The codes are the index's; the names and counts are ours.
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B16.2Adhesive skin traps victims 1 figure -
B16.2Enters larger predators mouth to kill from within 2 figures
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She is a bounded rather than a roaming threat: her identity is tied to a particular marsh, thick with reeds, that she is said to hold under her control.
It is known to lurk in the shadows of underwater canyons, waiting patiently for unsuspecting prey.
Its hunting strategy often involves lurking beneath the water's surface, then lunging out with surprising speed to drag its prey into the depths.
Lying in wait in stagnant ponds and polluted waters, it coils around the legs of those who step in, slicing through flesh and bone.
is a malevolent water-dwelling entity that haunts the depths of ponds, lakes, and other stagnant bodies of water.
In folklore the Kappa is a dangerous trickster that lurks in rivers and ponds, pulling children, livestock, and unwary swimmers underwater to drown them, and in some tellings it extracts a mythical organ called the shirikodama from its victim's anus.