# [Shrieker Fungus](3-Mechanics\CLI\bestiary\plant/shrieker-fungus-xmm.md)
*Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 125*
If exposed to light or otherwise disturbed, mushroomlike shriekers emit a high-pitched noise that gives them their name. This wailing might alert other creatures or attract predators.
## Fungi
*Deadly Spores and Predatory Polyps*
- **Habitat.** Underdark
- **Treasure.** None
The dank, sunless Underdark is a fertile breeding ground for weird and dangerous fungi.
```statblock
"name": "Shrieker Fungus (XMM)"
"size": "Medium"
"type": "plant"
"alignment": "Unaligned"
"ac": !!int "5"
"hp": !!int "13"
"hit_dice": "3d8"
"stats":
- !!int "1"
- !!int "1"
- !!int "10"
- !!int "1"
- !!int "3"
- !!int "1"
"speed": "5 ft."
"condition_immunities": "[blinded](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/conditions.md#Blinded), [charmed](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/conditions.md#Charmed),\
\ [deafened](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/conditions.md#Deafened), [frightened](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/conditions.md#Frightened)"
"senses": "blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 6"
"languages": ""
"cr": "0"
"reactions":
- "desc": "Trigger: A creature or a source of [Bright Light](3-Mechanics/CLI/rules/variant-rules/bright-light-xphb.md)\
\ moves within 30 feet of the shrieker. _Response:_ The shrieker emits a shriek\
\ audible within 300 feet of itself for 1 minute or until the shrieker dies."
"name": "Shriek"
"source":
- "XMM"
"image": "3-Mechanics/CLI/bestiary/plant/token/shrieker-fungus-xmm.webp"
```
^statblock
## Environment
underdark