[
  {
    "id": "mon_leech_blossom",
    "type": "MONSTER",
    "name": { "str": "leech blossom" },
    "description": "A resplendent alien fern, crowned with flowers colored deep indigo.  It appears to be the centerpiece of this otherworldly bloom.",
    "default_faction": "leech_plant",
    "species": [ "LEECH_PLANT" ],
    "volume": "92500 ml",
    "weight": "40 kg",
    "hp": 100,
    "speed": 100,
    "diff": 30,
    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "K",
    "color": "light_cyan",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,
    "armor_bash": 15,
    "vision_day": 30,
    "vision_night": 12,
    "luminance": 200,
    "special_attacks": [
      {
        "type": "gun",
        "cooldown": 5,
        "gun_type": "emp_frond",
        "fake_skills": [ [ "gun", 3 ], [ "pistol", 3 ] ],
        "ranges": [ [ 0, 12, "DEFAULT" ] ],
        "targeting_sound": "a faint buzz",
        "description": "Lightning arcs from the leech blossom!"
      },
      [ "LEECH_SPAWNER", 75 ],
      [ "MON_LEECH_EVOLUTION", 40 ],
      [ "PARROT", 40 ]
    ],
    "special_when_hit": [ "ZAPBACK", 100 ],
    "harvest": "flesh_plant_bloom",
    "death_function": [ "NORMAL" ],
    "flags": [ "SEES", "NOHEAD", "IMMOBILE", "NO_BREATHE", "QUEEN", "HARDTOSHOOT" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "mon_leech_stalk",
    "type": "MONSTER",
    "name": { "str": "leech stalk" },
    "description": "A resplendent and voluminous alien fern.  A faint buzzing sound emanates from it, and the shadow cast by its canopy continuously glows with electric charge.",
    "default_faction": "leech_plant",
    "species": [ "LEECH_PLANT" ],
    "volume": "30000 ml",
    "weight": "40 kg",
    "hp": 40,
    "speed": 100,
    "diff": 20,
    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "y",
    "color": "light_blue",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,
    "armor_bash": 15,
    "vision_day": 30,
    "vision_night": 8,
    "luminance": 200,
    "special_attacks": [
      {
        "type": "gun",
        "cooldown": 15,
        "gun_type": "emp_frond",
        "fake_skills": [ [ "gun", 2 ], [ "pistol", 2 ] ],
        "ranges": [ [ 0, 12, "DEFAULT" ] ],
        "targeting_sound": "a faint buzz",
        "description": "Lightning arcs from the leech stalk!"
      },
      [ "MON_LEECH_EVOLUTION", 30 ]
    ],
    "special_when_hit": [ "ZAPBACK", 100 ],
    "harvest": "flesh_plant",
    "death_function": [ "NORMAL" ],
    "flags": [ "SEES", "NOHEAD", "IMMOBILE", "NO_BREATHE", "HARDTOSHOOT" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "mon_leech_radio",
    "type": "MONSTER",
    "name": { "str": "signal tree" },
    "description": "A trunk reaches tall into the sky, its topmost branches glowing with yellow light.  A low drum periodically shakes its vicinities.",
    "default_faction": "leech_plant",
    "species": [ "LEECH_PLANT" ],
    "volume": "30000 ml",
    "weight": "40 kg",
    "hp": 40,
    "speed": 100,
    "diff": 20,
    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "↑",
    "color": "light_blue",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,
    "armor_bash": 15,
    "vision_day": 30,
    "vision_night": 8,
    "luminance": 200,
    "special_when_hit": [ "ZAPBACK", 100 ],
    "harvest": "flesh_plant",
    "death_drops": {  },
    "death_function": [ "NORMAL" ],
    "flags": [ "SEES", "NOHEAD", "IMMOBILE", "NO_BREATHE", "HARDTOSHOOT" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "mon_leech_pod_cluster",
    "type": "MONSTER",
    "name": { "str": "leech pod cluster" },
    "description": "The translucent egg pods of an alien plant, firmly attached by luminous rhizomes.  You can barely distinguish a root drone floating within a cloudy substance.",
    "default_faction": "leech_plant",
    "species": [ "LEECH_PLANT" ],
    "volume": "30000 ml",
    "weight": "60 kg",
    "hp": 40,
    "speed": 100,
    "diff": 20,
    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "g",
    "color": "white",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,
    "armor_bash": 15,
    "luminance": 60,
    "special_attacks": [
      {
        "type": "gun",
        "cooldown": 15,
        "gun_type": "emp_frond",
        "ranges": [ [ 0, 1, "DEFAULT" ] ],
        "targeting_sound": "a faint buzz",
        "description": "Lightning arcs from the pod cluster!"
      },
      [ "LEECH_SPAWNER", 120 ]
    ],
    "harvest": "flesh_plant",
    "death_function": [ "NORMAL" ],
    "flags": [ "SEES", "NOHEAD", "IMMOBILE", "NO_BREATHE" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "mon_leech_root_runner",
    "type": "MONSTER",
    "name": { "str": "root runner" },
    "description": "This clump of woody vegetation hastily clambers around in a lizard-like fashion.  Three translucent scale-leaves stand tall on the backside of the creature, and the thin ridges within them periodically glow through some unknown mean.  It's seemingly a symbiote of the nearby alien ferns, and looks ready to defend them with its life.",
    "default_faction": "leech_plant",
    "species": [ "LEECH_PLANT" ],
    "volume": "4000 ml",
    "weight": "6 kg",
    "hp": 40,
    "speed": 120,
    "diff": 20,
    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "m",
    "color": "blue",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,
    "melee_skill": 4,
    "melee_dice": 1,
    "melee_dice_sides": 2,
    "armor_bash": 15,
    "luminance": 60,
    "vision_day": 30,
    "vision_night": 5,
    "melee_damage": [ { "damage_type": "electric", "amount": 4 } ],
    "upgrades": { "half_life": 9999, "into": "mon_leech_stalk" },
    "special_attacks": [
      {
        "type": "gun",
        "cooldown": 15,
        "gun_type": "emp_frond",
        "fake_skills": [ [ "gun", 1 ], [ "pistol", 1 ] ],
        "ranges": [ [ 0, 2, "DEFAULT" ] ],
        "targeting_sound": "a faint buzz",
        "description": "Sparks fly from the root runner!"
      },
      [ "EVOLVE_KILL_STRIKE", 3 ]
    ],
    "special_when_hit": [ "ZAPBACK", 100 ],
    "harvest": "flesh_plant",
    "death_function": [ "NORMAL" ],
    "flags": [ "SEES", "NOHEAD", "NO_BREATHE", "HARDTOSHOOT" ]
  },
  {
    "id": "mon_leech_root_drone",
    "type": "MONSTER",
    "name": { "str": "root drone" },
    "description": "A small bulb with a beak-like protuberance, skittishly roaming about under three tendril rhizomes.  Dripping and glistening, it resembles a creature newly born rather than a sapling grown from seeds.",
    "default_faction": "leech_plant",
    "species": [ "LEECH_PLANT" ],
    "volume": "3000 ml",
    "weight": "2 kg",
    "hp": 40,
    "speed": 80,
    "material": [ "flesh" ],
    "symbol": "p",
    "color": "blue",
    "aggression": 100,
    "morale": 100,
    "melee_skill": 2,
    "melee_dice": 1,
    "melee_dice_sides": 2,
    "armor_bash": 15,
    "luminance": 60,
    "vision_day": 30,
    "vision_night": 5,
    "melee_damage": [ { "damage_type": "electric", "amount": 3 } ],
    "upgrades": { "half_life": 999, "into": "mon_leech_pod_cluster" },
    "special_attacks": [
      {
        "type": "gun",
        "cooldown": 15,
        "gun_type": "emp_frond",
        "fake_skills": [ [ "gun", 1 ], [ "pistol", 1 ] ],
        "ranges": [ [ 0, 2, "DEFAULT" ] ],
        "targeting_sound": "a faint buzz",
        "description": "Lightning arcs from the root pod!"
      },
      [ "EVOLVE_KILL_STRIKE", 6 ]
    ],
    "harvest": "flesh_plant",
    "death_function": [ "NORMAL" ],
    "flags": [ "SEES", "NOHEAD", "NO_BREATHE", "HARDTOSHOOT" ]
  }
]
