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The Galgoom resembles a tree or a group of trees, but it is not a tree at all. It does not produce energy from the sun’s rays through photosynthesis.

The Galgoom provides its nutritional needs by capturing insects. Its body is coated with a sticky protein to which they stick. It lures them to come to it in three ways:

1 .spreading scent. The Galgoom can emit a wide variety of scents. Sometimes it smells like roses, sometimes like citrus blossoms, sometimes like rotting carrion, and sometimes like Camembert cheese. These scents attract various insects to come to the Galgoom’s sticky trap.

2. Glowing. At night, the top of the Galgoom glows in different colors. Its light is visible for tens of kilometers, attracting mosquitoes and moths to the trap.

3. Heat. On the cold nights of Gumalia, the Galgoom radiates a pleasant warmth. Various insects seeking shelter from the freezing cold are trapped in the sticky shell that surrounds it. The Gumalians claim that the Galgoom has blood flowing through its body and even has a beating heart.

Avoid touching it. If you touch it, your hand may become stuck and you will not be able to free yourself from it.