Squirming Jungle (final)

The Dangler Pods are one of nature's stranger species of flora. Contrary to first appearances, the dangler isn't part of a tree. Rather, it is a vine that utilizes the branches of trees, to lift itself up high above, beyond the reach of possible predators and out of sight of any potential victims.

When a potential victim, or as in this case a pair of victims named Adella and Nox, walk underneath one of the vine's titular pods, it triggers the plant into action. The underside of the pod opens and drops long tendrils down upon the unsuspecting prey. The tentacles curl around the victim's limbs with alarming speed before hoisting them up towards the pod. The pod's opening stretches to take the bovine and feline's bodies in.

Once they are pulled inside, the extremely tight-fitting pods seal up and restrain the victims to ensure they cannot escape. No amount of struggle can break them free, only causing them to dangle around inside their pods, hence the name of the plant. Contrary to expectations, the Dangler does not digest its victims, but instead uses them as a kind of renewable resource. The interior lining of the pods stimulate the genitalia and other sensitive areas of the prey's body. This arouses the captives within, causing the female Adella to secrete milk and other fluids from her breasts and privates, while the male Nox is driven to ejaculate (strangely, the plant provides hormonal substances that causes males to develop more prominent breasts for additional milking).

During this time, the victims are kept alive and nourished via secretions from the pod lining as well as small amounts of oxygen. This allows the victims to provide the Dangler Pods the necessary resources with which to not only nourish and expand its growth, but to also produce a special secretion that will allow it to lure in more victims for the additional pods it will grow. It is not uncommon to find entire jungle or forest canopies overrun with dozens of dangling pods containing unfortunate hikers, adventures, wanderers and the overly-curious.

As for how long the plant keeps its victims, there have been, as of yet, no documented cases of the Dangler Pods ever voluntarily releasing their captives. However, the victims aren't merged with their pods and can be easily cut free by outside rescuers parties. That may take considerable time to occur, if ever...

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Final version of this prolonged commissioned series. Contains all 8 parts + 2 altered parts