Birdtrap

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Job: Warrior Family: Flytrap Crystal: Wind Weak to: Ice

Birdtrap

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Carpenters' Landing South Landing	26 - 36	Flytrap Leaf (9.4%)		22 Respawn:5 minutes	H ??? HP
A = Aggressive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing; JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime

Historical Background

Many Flytrap monsters are named ___trap, with ___ representing some creature. Birdtrap means this plant catches birds in it, presumably the small vulture/crow type. What bird it preys on is unknown as no bird monsters seen in its zone. It may refer to not birds the monster correlation or vulture family, but birds in general, such as small songbirds. However, this name may or may not be literal and may merely be an exaggeration or instance of creative naming.