Editing Starnacle

{{infobox enemy
|heypikmin   = y
|image       = Starnacle Hey Pikmin.jpg
|size        = 200px
|caption     = 
|icon        = Starnacle icon.png
|name        = Tripodidae asterias
|family      = Shellusk
|areas       = [[Pollution Pool]]
|attacks     = Extend harmful arms
}}

The '''Starnacle''' ({{j|タコヒトデ|Tako Hitode|Octopus Starfish}}) is a rare octopus-like enemy in {{hp}}. It has three equally-spaced pink tentacle-like arms and a large green eye on its main body. Its eye closes and its arms retract when the eye is hit with a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. It is found frequently in the waters of [[Pollution Pool]], where its arms act as an obstacle to the player and their [[Blue Pikmin]].

== Behavior ==

The Starnacle's only purpose is to block underwater passages. Aside from that, it doesn't do anything and is harmless. When a Pikmin is thrown at its eye, it will retract its tentacles, leaving enough room for [[Olimar]] and his [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to avoid the creature and keep going in the passage.

== Locations ==
*'''[[Ravaged Rustworks]]'''
**[[Pollution Pool]]: This is the only area that they are found in. They mostly serve as enemies to avoid in the water sections, along with [[Puckering Blinnow]]s and [[Young Yellow Wollywog]]s. They also serve as blockages so Olimar can't enter certain areas without the [[Blue Pikmin]] necessary to defeat them.

== Strategy ==
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There is no way to defeat this enemy; however, it can be stunned for a certain amount of time by simply throwing a [[Blue Pikmin]] right into its eye. Once done, it will retract its arms and allow passage until it extends them again.

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== Naming ==
The name Starnacle is derived from "star" and "tentacle", although it can also be a combination of "star" and "barnacle". Its Japanese name, {{j|タコヒトデ|Tako Hitode}}, simply translates to "Octopus starfish", referring to two aquatic creatures with long arms.

''Tripodidae asterias'' is its scientific name. ''Tripodidae'' is named after real-world {{w|tripods}}, a three-legged stand commonly used for filming and photography, in reference to the Starnacle's three tentacles. ''Asterias'' is a {{w|Asterias|real-world genus}} for the Asteriidae family of sea stars. Although, here its used as the species name rather than the genus. This could be a [[mistake]], but this is not confirmed (though similar cases in Hey! Pikmin's logs may indicate it is).

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap=
|JapR=
|JapM=
|Dut=Octopok
|DutM=
|Fra=Étentacule
|FraM= This name is a portmanteau of ''étendre'' (stretch), and ''tentacule'' (tentacle)
|Ger=Gemeiner Schlingstern
|GerM=Common Knotstar
|Ita=Polpofiore
|ItaM=Octoflower
|Spa=Estelárido
|SpaM=
}}

== Gallery ==
{{image}}
<gallery>
Starnacle Pollution Pool.jpg|A Starnacle in the [[Pollution Pool]], blocking a passage.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Large Splurchin]]
*[[Waddlepus]]

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[[Category:Underwater enemies]]
[[Category:Ravaged Rustworks]]