Man Eater

Man Eaters are found in the Underground Jungle environment. These plants can easily kill you if caught unaware. Destroying the rock that it's rooted on kills it instantly; this, however, never yields any loot.

They have a limited range, so you can easily sit outside this and pick them off, though it seems their range extends temporarily when hit, so don't sit too close. A good tactic to kill them is to stand separated between a few blocks and use the Vilethorn on them. Their stems are intangible and will neither damage nor block you, but are flexible and may lengthen unexpectedly, leading the mouth to reach you. Man Eaters deal a lot of damage and close contact with it should be avoided.

The Man Eaters stem can go through blocks. If the head goes over a wall and down the other side, their stem will not wrap around the blocks, but will pass straight through them.

As of 1.0.5, the Man Eater can pass through blocks and is immune to knockback; However, stem length no longer increases when struck.

Drops

 * Vine: 20% (1:5 chance)
 * Around 800

Trivia

 * Before the 1.0.5 patch, a Man Eater used to drop a Jungle Hat, Jungle Shirt, or Jungle Pants.