Flying Nightmare

I found this thing

source: http://aliens.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Nightmare

In its dormancy it folds itself and it rooted to the ground. However when it detects prey, it hovers above and engulfs its victim, wrapping it in its embrace, paralyzing the prey as it consumes it. I would like to add something like this to my world so I have a question : A pack of many smalls (less than 40cm diameter) or one big (1m)? I think smaller is better for escaping predators while eating and avoid defensive systems from preys like spikes but I don't know how they could resist to strong winds and not get thrown to the ground

Note:

• My preys are mostly juvenile (1x0.4m) giant sowbug and dead adults (3x1m), not very mobile

• I'm on a high plateau >3000m so there are often strong winds but not always

• They use acid venom to dissolve the shell and the meat inside like a spider

• They live in a steppe

posted about 6 years ago

Jean-Abdel‭

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