Bubblimp family

The bubblimp family is a family of bubble-like creatures that were introduced in. So far, this family is made of only one species, the Red Bubblimp. Members belong to the pilaruber genus.

Red Bubblimp


Scientific name: Pilaruber ephemerens

Red Bubblimps are inoffensive creatures that appear in. They are made of a small red ball circled by a thin layer of water, with two yellow eyes. They only drip from the ceiling, and are harmless. Throwing a Pikmin on their body or simply just bumping into one is enough to kill it.

Naming
The family name bubblimp is a combination of "bubble" and "blimp". The genus, Pilaruber, is the combination of pila and ruber, Latin for "ball" and "red" respectively. This gives it the literal translation of "red ball", akin to the Red Bubblimp's appearance.