Man Eater

Man Eaters are found in the Underground Jungle environment. These plants can easily kill you they catch you unawares. Destroying the Stone Block or Mud Block that one is rooted on kills it instantly; however, this method of dispatching a Man Eater never yields any loot.

As of 1.0.5, the Man Eater can pass through blocks and is immune to knockback; as a result, stem length no longer increases when struck (as was the case in previous versions). Man Eaters deal a lot of damage - they have the strongest "melee" attack in the game - and close contact with them should be avoided at all costs. They are particularly dangerous when tunneling into the underground jungle, because they can kill a player very quickly in dark areas before they are even visible.

The Man Eaters' stem can now go through blocks. If the head goes over a wall and down the other side, their stem will not wrap around the blocks: it will simply pass straight through them. This gives them an uninhibited circle of death around the Block they are attached to, so beware!

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.