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Olimar mentions the Red Bulborbs having a set of mandibles. Mandibles are a pair of appendages near an insects mouth, used for grinding and chewing food. The so-called mandibles Olimar mentions in his notes look nothing like normal mandibles and are instead most likely sabre-teeth, used for breaking exoskeletons of prey insects and digging through the soil for roots. Their diet is, however, quite the mystery, as they are equipped with eating both animal and vegetable life, but they are known to fully ignore [[Flitterbie family|Spectralids]]. | Olimar mentions the Red Bulborbs having a set of mandibles. Mandibles are a pair of appendages near an insects mouth, used for grinding and chewing food. The so-called mandibles Olimar mentions in his notes look nothing like normal mandibles and are instead most likely sabre-teeth, used for breaking exoskeletons of prey insects and digging through the soil for roots. Their diet is, however, quite the mystery, as they are equipped with eating both animal and vegetable life, but they are known to fully ignore [[Flitterbie family|Spectralids]]. | ||
It seems that the juvenile Red Bulborb is the favored host of the parasitic Pikmin known as [[Bulbmin]]. This type of [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] appears to control its host, causing the animal to behave less like a Bulborb and much more like a Pikmin, following a [[ | It seems that the juvenile Red Bulborb is the favored host of the parasitic Pikmin known as [[Bulbmin]]. This type of [[Pikmin (species)|Pikmin]] appears to control its host, causing the animal to behave less like a Bulborb and much more like a Pikmin, following a [[leader]] (which is naturally an older Bulbmin) and hunting in packs. Red Bulborbs are not observed at the two stages of development displayed by Bulbmin anywhere else in-game (unlike the [[Spotty Bulbear]]), so it is unknown whether Bulbmin are a common stage in Red Bulborb initial development or not, as symbiotic cooperation from the parasite would give this slightly weaker form of [[Grub-dog]] an advantage in the subterranean environment that all stages of the Red Bulborb species are found in. | ||
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File:Bulborbburp.jpg|A Red Bulborb burping after a meal. | File:Bulborbburp.jpg|A Red Bulborb burping after a meal. | ||
180px-Pikmin 2 title screen bulborb.png|A Red Bulborb appearing in the title screen of ''Pikmin 2''. | 180px-Pikmin 2 title screen bulborb.png|A Red Bulborb appearing in the title screen of ''Pikmin 2''. | ||
Reel23 Spotty Bulborb.png|The Red Bulborb in the [[ | Reel23 Spotty Bulborb.png|The Red Bulborb in the [[enemy reel]] from ''Pikmin''. | ||
445px-Pikmin3Bulborb.png|Artwork of the Red Bulborb for the Official Nintendo Magazine. Notice how the spots on its back appear to stick out. | 445px-Pikmin3Bulborb.png|Artwork of the Red Bulborb for the Official Nintendo Magazine. Notice how the spots on its back appear to stick out. | ||
100i.jpg|A Red Bulborb being [[Carrying|carried]] off in an early version of ''Pikmin''. | 100i.jpg|A Red Bulborb being [[Carrying|carried]] off in an early version of ''Pikmin''. | ||