After the seeds land in the dirt, the plant emerges and begins tunneling into the ground. In order to sustain itself and acquire nutrients before the stomach chamber is grown, little fibers tunnel into the roots of nearby grass. Nutrients are siphoned out of the grass while the trapgrass plant grows both upwards and downwards. The parasitic fibers dig all the way through the blades of grass, until they're completely overtaken. This helps the trapgrass plant blend in with the environment. Down below, the plant continues to dig out what will eventually be its stomach. For several months, this part of the plant will be nonfunctional. At the same time, a membrane will begin to form underneath the natural grass. It contains sensory organs to detect prey, and a mechanism to swallow them. Once the stomach chamber is constructed, smaller acid pods will form around the stomach. They will spray acid onto whatever prey the trapgrass plant swallows in order to digest them.

A fully grown trapgrass plant is nearly undetectable, only identifiable by the shiny oil the surface membrane produces.

When prey steps on the inner portion of a trapgrass plant, the blades of fake grass will attempt to grasp at the prey's feet. This does little to restrain the prey, but is effective at disorienting them for the moments it takes for the membrane to snap upward and close. The "mouth" of the trapgrass plant opens up and the prey slides down the esophagus smoothly. The lower sphincter unseals for a moment before sealing itself shut once the prey lands in the trapgrass plant's stomach. This action sends a signal to the acid pods. They steadily squeeze digestive fluids out of pores in the stomach onto the freshly ingested prey. The upper membrane slowly lowers and flattens, nestling itself just under the neighboring grass. Digestion often takes 1-2 months, during which there is little hope for escape. Slick oil covers the walls of the stomach, and the chamber is too tall for most anyone to reach. Cutting open the trapgrass plant's stomach walls is also pointless. There is too much earth surrounding the plant, and such an injury can be quickly healed. Another party could possibly attempt rescue, if they could access the plant's ingestion valves. This is unlikely as the only reliable way to access the trapgrass' mouth is by burning the fake grass, which is difficult to identify. Once the prey is sufficiently dissolved, the nutrients are absorbed through the stomach walls.

If you ever feel the grass moving beneath your feet, it's already too late. Have a nice stay~

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