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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The "Hermit" part of the enemy's name refers to the real world {{w|hermit crab}}, given how both creatures have a vulnerable abdomen that they wish to keep hidden most of the time | {{see more|Crawmad family#Naming}} | ||
The "Hermit" part of the enemy's name refers to the real world {{w|hermit crab}}, given how both creatures have a vulnerable abdomen that they wish to keep hidden most of the time. Its Japanese name is {{j|シャコモドキ|Shako Modoki}}, which loosely translates to "Pseudo Mantis Shrimp" or "Fake Mantis Shrimp". | |||
Its scientific name is '' | Its scientific name is ''Camabarus rustica''. ''Camabarus'' is a play on the real world genus for crawfish – ''cambarus'' – and ''rustica'' is related to the Latin ''rusticus'', which means rural. Internally, this enemy is called <code>jigumo</code> in ''Pikmin 2'', which is the Japanese name of the {{w|atypus karschi}}, a type of spider. In ''Pikmin 3'', the internal name was changed to simply <code>shako</code>, which is part of the Japanese name ({{j|シャコ|Shako}}). | ||
===Names in other languages=== | ===Names in other languages=== | ||
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*The nests of Hermit Crawmads are the only enemy-related object not to appear in the game's [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|early configuration files]], making it likely that they were originally going to appear without the nest. | *The nests of Hermit Crawmads are the only enemy-related object not to appear in the game's [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|early configuration files]], making it likely that they were originally going to appear without the nest. | ||
*While the Piklopedia entry states that the Hermit Crawmad's pincers evolved into a fin shape, in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' they were changed to actual pincers, possibly to match the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]'s design. | *While the Piklopedia entry states that the Hermit Crawmad's pincers evolved into a fin shape, in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' they were changed to actual pincers, possibly to match the [[Bug-Eyed Crawmad]]'s design. | ||
*Due to a glitch, the Hermit Crawmad may possibly die in the Piklopedia. | *Due to a [[Glitches in Pikmin 2|glitch]], the Hermit Crawmad may possibly [[Piklopedia#Enemies that can die|die in the Piklopedia]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||