Cloaking Burrow-nit

Cloaking Burrow-nit
Appears in	Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Trilobitins reclusiva
Family	Burrow-nit
Areas	Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Wistful Wild
Caves	Snagret Hole, Glutton's Kitchen, Cavern of Chaos, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	Harpoons and eats Pikmin

The Cloaking Burrow-nit (ハオリムシ) is an insect-like creature found in Pikmin 2. It rests face-down in the ground. It has a dark blue shell with large, red eye markings on it. If it is approached, it emerges and attempts to follow and attack the Pikmin. It has a sharp proboscis which can be thrust into prey, piercing the victim and eventually swallowing it. The best way to beat it is to swarm its weak spot, which is its face, or throw Purple Pikmin onto its back (they will eventually crawl towards the face for maximum damage). Burrow-nits, primarily the one in Wistful Wild, will deconstruct nearby bridges, similar to Sheargrubs.

This creature isn't seen too often, and it is not very dangerous, as it only can kill 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 any other mention in the game.

Cloaking Burrow-nits can be easily mistaken for treasure for early players. Bright colors and excellent camouflaging help keep it up.

Two close relatives, the Joustmite and the Tobikaburi, appear in Pikmin 3, as seen on the Japanese website's footage. Joustmite seems to have a much darker color scheme and the shell covers more of its body, but seems to function the same. Tobikaburi has been given the gift of flight and strikes the ground with it's mouth.

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."

Trivia

• The Cloaking Burrow-nit's scientific name, Trilobitins reclusiva, could translate to "Reclusive Trilobite," which is fitting for it's tendency to burrow underground and it's hard shell.
• They are one of the four creatures that can eat bridges, along with Shearwigs, Male Sheargrubs, and Female Sheargrubs.

Gallery

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  A high quality screenshot of a Cloaking Burrow-nit.

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  A Cloaking Burrow-nit face up.

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  Another screenshot of a Cloaking Burrow-nit.

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  Olimar fighting seven Cloaking Burrow-nits at once.