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Pole Plants are ambush predators that disguise themselves as poles in an attempt to lure creatures into grabbing them.
Pole Plants are plantlike organisms consisting of a long, flexible stalk and numerous leaf-like appendages. The main stalk is black in coloration, while the largest, lowermost 'leaves' are bright red. Their 'leaves' flare outwards near the base of the stalk, decrease in length towards the center, and flare outwards and upwards towards the end.
While the Pole Plant is hidden, they wrap their 'leaves' around their stalk and stand straight out of the ground, closely resembling a pole. Pole Plants can be differentiated by poles by their slight reddish tinge and the absence of the 'rust spots' that are usually found on poles, making Pole Plants look unusually smooth compared to real poles.
If a Pole Plant is hit by a 
Rock, they enter an active state and writhe around. While active, they attempt to grab any nearby creatures. Activating a Pole Plant can be an effective way to get away from pursuing predators, such as 
Lizards, as most creatures are afraid of the Pole Plant. If Slugcat is grabbed, hitting the Pole Plant with a Rock or a Spear causes them to let go and allows Slugcat to escape.
Hitting a Pole Plant with a 
Lanco causes them to writhe around in pain. In this panicked state, they cannot grab Slugcat, allowing them to retrieve their Spear before the Pole Plant retreats underground.
It is possible to distinguish Pole Plants from regular poles, as Pole Plants are much smoother than poles and have a reddish tint. Another way to spot Pole Plants is to view the map; as the map only shows solid geometry, 'poles' which are not visible on the map are hidden Pole Plants instead. Additionally, the 
Yellow Overseer can indicate a Pole Plant's location by showing the flashing red and yellow 'predator' warning symbol. Threat music also plays if a Pole Plant is in the room.
While awaiting prey, the Pole Plant conceals themself as a regular pole and stays mostly still. A leaf or two may sometimes pop out as a creature walks past the Pole Plant. They may occasionally pulse their leaves outwards, revealing telltale flashes of red. If a creature stands at the base of a dormant Pole Plant for too long, the Pole Plant may attempt to grab them and pull them into their den.
When a creature grabs onto a Pole Plant, the Pole Plant reveals their true form, latches onto the creature tightly with their appendages, and proceeds to pull the creature into their den. If the creature manages to escape, the Pole Plant attempts to follow their movement in an attempt to recapture them.
The pull of a Pole Plant is strong enough to grab even large creatures such as 
Vultures.
Default relationship 
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Wants to eat (1.0) |
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| Ignores |  Overseers (0.0) •  Red Leeches (0.0) •  Sea Leeches (0.0) •  Pole Plants (0.0) •  Monster Kelp (0.0)
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| Afraid of |  Leviathans (1.0) •  Miros Birds (0.8) •  Brother Long Legs (0.6) •  Daddy Long Legs (0.6) •  Rain Deer (0.2)
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Wants to eat (1.0) |
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| Ignores |  Jungle Leeches (0.0) •  Stowaways (0.0)
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| Afraid of |  Inspectors (0.6) •  Mother Long Legs (0.6) •   Hunter Long Legs (0.6) •  Giant Jellyfish (0.2)
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Spitter Spiders' Dart Maggots.
Sky Islands) and downwards (in 
Farm Arrays). Monster Kelp.
Beehives do not attempt to attach to Pole Plants. In addition, Pole Plants do not block thrown beehives. Monster Kelp, Pole Plants can grab objects with the tip of their stem; however, due to their poorer mobility, observing this behavior almost always requires the active intervention of Slugcat. Unlike Monster Kelp, Pole Plants do not take objects to their den.
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