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|areas = [[Primordial Thicket]] | |areas = [[Primordial Thicket]] | ||
|underground = [[Engulfed Castle]] | |underground = [[Engulfed Castle]] | ||
|attacks = Eat Pikmin, spew [[poison]] | |||
|attacks = Eat Pikmin, spew | |||
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{{futuregame}} | {{futuregame}} | ||
The '''Startle Spore''' is an enemy introduced in {{P4}}. It has a similar appearance to the [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]], but it mimics red mushrooms instead of flowers. It hides as a cluster of said mushrooms, with its eyes being the only thing differentiating it from the true mushrooms. When a [[ | The '''Startle Spore''' is an enemy introduced in {{P4}}. It has a similar appearance to the [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]], but it mimics red mushrooms instead of flowers. It hides as a cluster of said mushrooms, with its eyes being the only thing differentiating it from the true mushrooms. When a [[leader]], [[Oatchi]], or [[Pikmin Family|Pikmin]] come near, it hops up and attempts to attack them with its long, poison spewing tongue. | ||
==Stats== | == Stats == | ||
{{enemy stats | {{enemy stats | ||
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== Behavior == | == Behavior == | ||
A Startle Spore hides partially underground, mimicking mushrooms. When something gets close, its eyestalks will turn to look at its target, while a dramatic sound plays. It will hop out the ground, knocking over anything on its body. It shakes off Pikmin by inflating its cheeks and throat. Almost immediately, it will launch out its tongue to eat Pikmin, leaving a splatter of [[ | A Startle Spore hides partially underground, mimicking mushrooms. When something gets close, its eyestalks will turn to look at its target, while a dramatic sound plays. It will hop out of the ground, knocking over anything on its body. It shakes off Pikmin by inflating its cheeks and throat. Almost immediately, it will launch out its tongue to eat Pikmin, leaving a splatter of [[poison]] on where it landed, which can only be traversed safely by [[White Pikmin]] or Oatchi when he has the [[Sniff Saver]]. It will eat any Pikmin who get stuck on its tongue, but it will hit itself with said tongue and be stunned for a bit if it catches no Pikmin. It can also catch [[Pikmin 4 player character|the player]], but will regurgitate them instantly. When its prey is close, it will take chase, but it will re-enter hiding if its prey strays far away, returning to its original spot. | ||
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
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As a result, we can theorize that like fellow Ambuloradicis the Bulbmin, this species is not an evolutionary variation, but that the body is a parasite that has nestled inside a group of mushrooms. Because the hosts are mushrooms, the Startle Spore cannot photosynthesize. Instead it gains nutrients by catching its prey with highly poisonous fluids, or by absorbing the nectar in the ground left behind as creatures killed by its poison decompose.|block=y}} | As a result, we can theorize that like fellow Ambuloradicis the Bulbmin, this species is not an evolutionary variation, but that the body is a parasite that has nestled inside a group of mushrooms. Because the hosts are mushrooms, the Startle Spore cannot photosynthesize. Instead it gains nutrients by catching its prey with highly poisonous fluids, or by absorbing the nectar in the ground left behind as creatures killed by its poison decompose.|block=y}} | ||
==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
{{see more|Chrysanthemum family#Naming}} | {{see more|Chrysanthemum family#Naming}} | ||
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|scientific = ''Taraxacum fungenesus''. | |scientific = ''Taraxacum fungenesus''. | ||
|internal = BIKKURIKINOKO | |internal = BIKKURIKINOKO | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
[[Creeping Chrysanthemum]] | * [[Creeping Chrysanthemum]] | ||
[[Chrysanthemum family]] | * [[Chrysanthemum family]] | ||
{{p4enemies}} | {{p4enemies}} | ||