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The '''creep-crab family''' is a family of creatures in {{p2}} and {{hp}}. Members of this family resemble {{w|crustacean}}s, and have hard shells that cannot be damaged, forcing the player to expose weak points. | The '''creep-crab family''' is a family of creatures in {{p2}} and {{hp}}. Members of this family resemble {{w|crustacean}}s, and have hard shells that cannot be damaged, forcing the player to expose weak points. | ||
This family consists of two similarily sounding | This family consists of two similarily sounding genera, ''Parastacoidea'', which the [[Segmented Crawbster]] is in, and ''Tegoparastacoidea'', which the [[Armurk]] is in. However, both have the same species name, ''reptantia''. This is fixed in the European [[Region|version]] of ''Hey! Pikmin'', which gives the Armurk a completely different scientific name. | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
===Segmented Crawbster=== | ===Segmented Crawbster=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:SegmentedCrawbsterHD.png|150px|left]] | ||
{{main|Segmented Crawbster}} | {{main|Segmented Crawbster}} | ||
Scientific name: ''Parastacoidea reptantia'' | |||
The Segmented Crawbster is a [[boss]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', found exclusively on the tenth sublevel of the [[Cavern of Chaos]]. It attacks by curling into a ball and chasing after its prey in an attempt to crush them. If it hits a wall, it becomes temporarily incapacitated and exposes its only weak point: its soft underbelly. When agitated, it can use its massive claw arm to swipe away [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. After the boss is defeated, it drops the [[Silencer]]. | The Segmented Crawbster is a [[boss]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', found exclusively on the tenth sublevel of the [[Cavern of Chaos]]. It attacks by curling into a ball and chasing after its prey in an attempt to crush them. If it hits a wall, it becomes temporarily incapacitated and exposes its only weak point: its soft underbelly. When agitated, it can use its massive claw arm to swipe away [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. After the boss is defeated, it drops the [[Silencer]]. | ||
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[[File:Armurk Creature Log.png|150px|left]] | [[File:Armurk Creature Log.png|150px|left]] | ||
{{main|Armurk}} | {{main|Armurk}} | ||
Scientific name: ''Tegoparastacoidea reptantia/Scalobita rotunda'' | |||
The Armurk is the [[boss]] of [[Sparkling Labyrinth]] in ''Hey! Pikmin''. It resembles a {{w|horseshoe crab}}, with a gray striped shell and many green, jellylike feet. It has two weak points, one on its tail, and the other being its underbelly, both of which are bright pink. | The Armurk is the [[boss]] of [[Sparkling Labyrinth]] in ''Hey! Pikmin''. It resembles a {{w|horseshoe crab}}, with a gray striped shell and many green, jellylike feet. It has two weak points, one on its tail, and the other being its underbelly, both of which are bright pink. | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
The family name consists of the words "creep" and "{{w|crab}}". While "crab" refers to how the members of this family are crab-like, the term "creep" here could either refer to their unsettling nature, or to the way they roll being related to {{w|Adhesion railway#Forces on wheels, creep|railway adhesion creep}}. | The family name consists of the words "creep" and "{{w|crab}}". While "crab" refers to how the members of this family are crab-like, the term "creep" here could either refer to their unsettling nature, or to the way they roll being related to {{w|Adhesion railway#Forces on wheels, creep|railway adhesion creep}}. | ||
The genus ''Parastacoidea'' is the same word as a {{w|Parastacoidea|real world superfamily}} that includes species of freshwater crayfish. The genus ''Tegoparastacoidea'' is a combination of "parastacoidea" and "tego", the Latin word for "cover". | The genus ''Parastacoidea'' is the same word as a {{w|Parastacoidea|real world superfamily}} that includes species of freshwater crayfish. The genus ''Tegoparastacoidea'' is a combination of "parastacoidea" and "tego", the Latin word for "cover". | ||
===Names in other languages=== | |||
{{foreignname | |||
|Jap = コロガリムシ科 | |||
|JapR = Korogari mushi ka | |||
|JapM = Rolling bug family | |||
|Kor = 데굴데굴벌레 과 | |||
|SpaA= Rastrerópodos | |||
|SpaAM= From "rastrero" (creeping) and "isópodos" (isopods) | |||
|Ger= Kriechkrabbe | |||
|GerM= Creep crab | |||
|Ita=Gran-granchi | |||
|ItaM=Big crabs | |||
}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Crawmad family]] | *[[Crawmad family]] | ||
*[[Mawdad family]] | |||
*[[Shellter family]] | *[[Shellter family]] | ||
{{families}} | {{families}} | ||
[[Category:Creep-crab family| ]] | [[Category:Creep-crab family| ]] |
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