Mudra is a massive Water and Earth-type Creo that lies in wait for an unsuspecting meal under a layer of sediment on the ocean floor.
Mudra are surprisingly cooperative for ambush predators, and they give back to the aquatic community by stirring up nutrients embedded in ocean sediment.
Biology
Mudra's bulbous green eyes can see far even in the murkiest waters, which gives it an advantage: it can see other Creo, but they cannot see it.
A shovel-like snout allows Mudra to dig burrows large and deep enough to conceal its body, which stretches to a length of 2.75 meters. While its green-brown body blends in easily with the ground, the waving, seaweed-like protrusions on its back act as bait for smaller creatures seeking a vegetarian meal.
Mudra has a huge stomach in which it digests whole prey. Upon sensing a tentative nibble at its lure, it snares its prey with its prehensile tail and swallows them whole, after which it digests them at its leisure.
In order for their camouflage scheme to work, Mudra must stick to areas of the ocean floor with thick vegetation. If the Creo that form their diet were devoured every time they nibbled on something that resembled seaweed, they would probably catch on to the trick. When Mudra travel along the sea floor, they make sure to dig deep enough to form tunnels that conceal them entirely so that the sight of wandering seaweed does not give them away.
Older Mudra help juveniles dig lairs and may even be willing to share a spacious bed of sand or dirt. If one Mudra occupies an especially fertile hunting ground, it will grip excess prey with its tail and slither its way to another Mudra to share its catch.