Flat-Creeper

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Flat-Creeper
Japanese	ダイラカズラ
Rōmaji	Daira-kazura
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Species	Plant
Habitat	4th Layer
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 7
Anime Debut	Episode 3

Flat-Creepers (ダイラカズラ, Daira-kazura) are an abundant plant in the 4^th Layer and the first thing Delvers see when descending into it.

Description

The 4^th Layer's name, The Goblets of Giants, takes inspiration from these plants. Like giant chalices, their large concave pads fill with steaming water. Many creatures like the Kazura Squid live in these shallow pools. Their habitat makes up a significant part of the Orb Piercer's territory. The fully grown cups are filled with hot water, but the ones that are not fully grown produce acid instead.

The name "Flat-Creeper" actually only applies to the disk-like pad on the top, with the stem itself actually being an entirely different plant, called "Kenzan-Creeper" (剣山 (けんざん) カズラ, Kenzan Kazura). These plants grow as much as 800 meters tall. Every two thousand years, the creepers' prey-trapping mechanisms wither up, leaving the ground underneath exposed. With the light unobstructed, all the plants underneath compete to grow as tall and large as they possibly can, giving rise to a completely new landscape.

Trivia

• Orb Piercers are known to feed on the algae that grow in the Flat-Creepers.
• The growth stage of the creepers during Ganja's era being similar to the one from Riko's era suggests that Ganja's arrival in The Abyss took place at around the same point in the 2,000 year cycle as Riko's adventure.