Daikau

The Daikau was a carnivorous plant that grew on the island of Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years.. It fed mainly on insects and small birds, though it would also attack a MatoranMatoranThe most abundant species in the Matoran Universe, chosen by Mata Nui to inhabit and maintain his cosmic body. who came too close. Because of its vague sentience, the Matoran mistakenly regarded it as a RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts.. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Habitat#

Daikau grew sporadically across Mata NuiMata Nui (Location)An island created by accident on the Great Spirit's face, home to the Matoran for a thousand years., but they were found mainly in Ga-WahiGa-WahiGa-Wahi was a region situated to the east on the island of Mata Nui, inhabited by Ga-Matoran and various Rahi. The region once fell under the domain of Teridax, though that connection did not endure. Ga-Wahi no longer existed in later records., the region of Water. (BIONICLE: Quest for the Toa)

Anatomy#

The Daikau is a large plant, big enough to grab a Matoran who strays within reach. (BIONICLE: Quest for the Toa)

Behavior and diet#

Its usual prey was insects and small birds. Matoran were safe as long as they kept their distance, since the plant would attack one who came too close. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

In Quest for the Toa, Daikau lie in wait in Ga-Wahi and seize whoever wanders near them. Takua can defeat one with a Madu Cabolo, the explosive fruit of the MaduMaduThe volatile coconut-like fruit that grew on the Madu trees of Mata Nui, whose ripe form detonated at the slightest disturbance and whose unripe Cabolo form became a Matoran improvised weapon. tree. (BIONICLE: Quest for the Toa)

Classification#

The Matoran counted the Daikau among the RahiRahiThe Rahi were the biomechanical wildlife of the Matoran Universe, built largely by the Brotherhood of Makuta, ranging from background fauna to engineered war beasts. because it showed a vague kind of sentience. BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated treats that as an error: the Daikau is a plant, not a creature. (BIONICLE: Encyclopedia Updated)

Presence in Ga-Wahi#

Ga-Wahi has its share of dangers in Quest for the Toa, from stone-throwing cliff bugs to the giant toad Makika, which captures Turaga Nokama. The Daikau is one more hazard Takua has to get past on the way. (BIONICLE: Quest for the Toa)