The shovel-like mushrooms on Sandyras's back are filled with tiny pores that release corrosive spores. These spores incapacitate beachgoers, making them easy prey to drag under the sand.
A Sandyras has parasitic tochukaso mushrooms growing on its back. It likes the shovel on its head, so Sandyras will get serious and fight any children who come to take it back.
