Aerial ambush

Jaculus

the Jaculus possesses the remarkable ability to launch itself from trees with incredible speed and precision, striking its unsuspecting prey with deadly accuracy.

Sasabonsam

It sits in the branches of certain large trees with its legs dangling, and takes anyone who passes underneath by hooking them upward. The being is bound up with ideas about the forest's danger and with the practice of hunting: certain trees are associated with it, and hunters are the people most exposed to it.

Piasa

The Piasa's wings are often described as bat-like, allowing it to swoop down on unsuspecting prey.