Cloaking Burrow-nit
From Pikmin
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| Scientific Name | Trilobitins reclusiva |
| Family | Burrow-nit |
| Areas | Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Wistful Wild |
| Underground Areas | Snagret Hole, Glutton's Kitchen, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den |
| Carry Weight | 8 |
| Max. Carriers | 16 Pikmin |
| Seed Worth | 8 seeds |
| Treasure Value | 3 pokos |
| Attacks | Harpoons and eats Pikmin |
The Cloaking Burrow-nit is an insect-like creature that rests face down in the ground. You may see its dark blue shell with large, red eye markings sticking out of the ground. If you approach it, it emerges and chases down your Pikmin. It has a sharp proboscis which can be thrust into prey, whereupon it sucks the juices out of the victim. The best way to beat it is swarm its tender face, or throw Purple Pikmin onto its back. Burrow-nits, primarily the one in Wistful Wild, will deconstruct nearby bridges, similar to Sheargrubs.
You won't see this creature too often, but it is not that dangerous, as it only can eat one Pikmin at a time. A Cloaking Burrow-nit appears in the background of the Distant Planet Stage on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but has no trophy or other mention in the game.
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Notes
Olimar's Notes
The snake-eye pattern on this beast's shell is one of the most distinctive features of the burrow-nit family. The red pattern of the cloaking burrow-nit and the spikes around its mantle make it easily identifiable while still making it a representative specimen of the burrow-nit family. The shell on the cloaking burrow-nit's back also provides a frame that fixes its muscular structure in place, and appears to give the creature its powerful needle-launching attack.
Louie's Notes
Boil in the shell with a pinch of salt until bright red, and serve piping hot with tartar sauce.
[edit] How to Kill
[edit] Pikmin
Swarming it is a suitable method, usually with 60-100 pikmin if you feel uneasy, as the hard shell protects it from all pikmin attacks, leaving only the face vulnerable, but usually, the pikmin will revert from the shell to the face.
[edit] Captains
Try using both captains and repeatedly keep punching it's face, but try to keep both away from the middle where they are at risk of damage. Most often, when 1/6 of it's health is gone during it's attack phase, instead of the harpoon being released, it will attempt to defend itself (shaking). After defending, it will reattempt the attack phase. Repeat.
