Mandragor

Mandragors are a species in the bestiary of Guild Wars. They seem to be a merger of insects and plants, but technically they belong to neither of these two species. They have exoskeletons and drop carapaces like insects, but they also have root-like projections and drop different roots like plants. They seem to be amphibious, can be found in marshes and areas by the water. They burrow underground and pop up to surprise travelers and move at a very high speed.

Known Subtypes
For a list of all mandragors, including bosses, see Category:Mandragors

Trivia

 * Mandragora is Latin for Mandrake.
 * The images for Mandragor Carapaces and Swamp Roots (since renamed to Mandragor Swamproots) were accidentally swapped during the Guild Wars Nightfall World Preview Event.
 * In early concept art Mandragors were significantly more plantlike, covered in thick moss.
 * The Mandragor bear a resemblance to the Ceti Eel from Ceti Alpha V, as seen in the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
 * In real life these creatures resemble the Ant Lion, an insect that builds a funnel-shaped pit in the sand and waits for other "ant" sized insects to fall in. They use their heads to throw sand up the funnel to wash their victims down to the bottom... which resembles the "flipping" action their head makes.