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|image      = P1 Beady Long Legs Artwork.png

|attacks    = Crush Pikmin with feet

The '''Beady Long Legs''' ({{j|ダマグモ|Dama Gumo|Orb Spider}}) is a boss in the first two [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]]. The only attack it has is stomping around, and its multiple feet [[Crushing|crush]] any [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] they land on. Its weak spot is its orbicular torso; given its height, [[Yellow Pikmin]] are normally needed. When defeated, it crumbles into dust that disintegrates after its belongings drop from its orbicular torso. The creature is in both the main game and [[Challenge Mode]] of both games it appears on.

It first appears as a boss in [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], where it is found in [[The Forest Navel]], holding the [[Guard Satellite]], and again in [[The Final Trial]] in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]] (It is the only boss in Pikmin that has a [[Music in Pikmin#Impending Doom|unique boss theme]] besides the [[Emperor Bulblax]]). In ''Pikmin 2'', one appears on sublevel 5 of the [[Citadel of Spiders]], where it drops a [[The Key|key]] which unlocks [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]], one on sublevel 14 of the [[Hole of Heroes]], which holds the [[Fond Gyro Block]], and one in the [[Twilight Garden]] in Challenge Mode (again holding The Key). Additionally, one more can be found in front of the landing site in the [[Perplexing Pool]] after day 30; killing this one yields 20 small 1-[[pellet]]s. It appears every day if it is not killed and always spawns on the first day of each 10 day period starting from day 31.

The Beady Long Legs does not appear in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', but there are two new Arachnorb bosses similar to it, the [[Shaggy Long Legs]] and [[Baldy Long Legs]] (the latter of which has an entry in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 3 Deluxe)|Piklopedia]] that mentions the species).

===''Pikmin'' Nintendo Player's Guide===

{{transcript|Although this creature is commonly associated with spiders, the Arachnorb is actually the result of a separate evolutionary line of insectoid creatures. Since the spherical body portion supported by the creature's legs carries most of its internal organs, there appear to be no other features that would correspond to a head or abdomen. Waxy secretions form this creature's distinctive armored shell.|block=y}}

 

 

{{transcript|The name says it all. Since the Beady Long Legs has such long legs, you'll need yellows to reach its body when it's standing up straight. Steer clear of its legs when it stomps, and hit it with purples when it dips.|block=y}}

You should have no more than 30 Pikmin, as a large group can be hard to control and may cause a few deaths. Aim at its core and launch your Pikmin freely, being careful to neither miss nor let the grounded Pikmin get stomped on. [[Swarming]] will prove helpful here. When it shivers, it is about to shake Pikmin off. Call the Pikmin quickly, or else they might fall off for a few seconds and lose their bud or flower [[Maturity|status]]. In ''Pikmin 2'', all Pikmin will be shaken off, but in ''Pikmin'', a few may still remain latched. Attacking one of its feet in ''Pikmin'' will not cause any damage, but the creature will have difficulties landing it, allowing Pikmin attacking the head more time before it attempts to shake them off.

 

The Beady Long Legs can also be harmed by Pikmin attacking its feet; this is far more challenging and time-consuming, however. In ''Pikmin 2'', only Purple Pikmin can damage the creature's feet with the stomp they cause, but in the Japanese [[Region|version]] of the game, any Pikmin type can also attack its feet with regular attacks. As such, an easy way to defeat the Beady Long Legs in the Japanese version of ''Pikmin 2'' is to place around 25 flowered [[Red Pikmin]] on the location where each foot is going to be, and when the creature lands from above, its health will be dropped so fast that it will not have time to stomp even once, ensuring a clean and quick victory.{{cite youtube|0f2tFBwZOfM|showing the Beady Long Legs in ''Pikmin 2'' being killed quickly by swarming its feet}} It may be difficult to determine exactly where the feet will end up at, though. This trick does not work in overseas versions of the game, nor the Wii releases,{{cite youtube|zKjeYzwsWKw|showing how Beady Long Legs's feet cannot be harmed in the Japanese version of ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2''|published={{date|17|February|2019}}|retrieved={{date|17|February|2019}}}} and it may only work with some of the Pikmin in the party.{{cite youtube|AImjtZv1Rqc|researching the different ways Pikmin can and cannot harm the feet|published={{date|16|March|2019}}|retrieved={{date|14|April|2020}}}}

In ''Pikmin'', the fastest way to defeat the creature is to have around 20 Red Pikmin and around 6 Yellow Pikmin with you. Before the boss lands, use {{button|gc|c|wii|padd}} to organize your party so that Red Pikmin are the closest to you. Walk into the arena, and begin throwing Red Pikmin so that they attach to the creature when it lands; when the Beady Long Legs falls down, its core reaches low enough for non-Yellow Pikmin to be thrown at it. Throw as many Pikmin as you can, using the [[Throw#Swarm trick|swarm trick]]. When it shakes the Pikmin off, a few of them will remain attached. Carefully whistle the ones that got knocked down and throw them at the core again. The creature should be dead just as it's shaking the second time.{{cite youtube|emgi4V8zjM8|showing a fast kill on the Beady Long Legs, in ''Pikmin''}}

At one point, a [[glitch]] about this boss was documented on Pikipedia.{{cite web|https://www.pikminwiki.com/index.php?title{{=}}Beady_Long_Legs&diff{{=}}393&oldid{{=}}392|Old revision of the Beady Long Legs page|Pikipedia|published={{date|31|May|2008}}|retrieved={{date|29|July|2021}}}} It was said to be a rare and dangerous glitch that would cause the Beady Long Legs in ''Pikmin'' to leave its arena. Once outside its boundaries, it would continue to pursue the player, and if coaxed into falling into the [[pit]], the game would crash. It also claimed that the game could crash if left outside of its arena for too long, and that it could also happen with other bosses fought in arenas.

 

Despite the glitch's popularity, there was never any proof of it happening, though there were attempts.{{cite youtube|e9wRNfGV8Wg|showing some attempts at luring the Beady Long Legs out of its arena|published={{date|30|October|2009}}|retrieved={{date|29|July|2021}}}} In fact, without editing the game's files to force the boss's territory radius to be larger than normal, there is no known way for the Beady Long Legs to walk far from its starting point, as it will attempt to return to the center of the arena if it exits a certain radius. In addition to the Beady Long Legs being unable to escape its arena in normal play, the crashing element is a hoax: should the player move the Beady Long Legs to the pits at the edge of the Forest Navel and coax it inside, its model distorts to try to "step" in the pit, before merely despawning.{{cite youtube|QseKQ7yslvU|showing how the Beady Long Legs only moves out of the arena if its territory radius is extended in Windows executable}}{{cite youtube|iXJFQKinoBM|showing the same hex edit, but on the actual game}} Since the editor that documented the glitch did so anonymously, and a bit haphazardly, it is impossible to figure out any details about the origin of the glitch. In light of the failed attempts to replicate it, the "glitch" may have been a hoax.

|music1    = ''[[Music in Pikmin#Impending Doom|Impending Doom]], [[Music in Pikmin#Final Boss Battle|Final Boss Battle (only in Challenge Mode)]]''

 

|common    = Beady Long Legs. The word "Beady" highlights its small and circular body.

|jpcommon  = {{j|ダマグモ|Dama Gumo|Orb Spider}}. It once again reflects the creature's spidery look and the spherical body.

|scientific = ''Pseudoarachnia armoralis''. ''Armoralis'' comes the word "armor" and refers to its strong resistance.

|internal  = The creature's internal name in ''Pikmin 2'' is the same as its Japanese name, <code>damagumo</code>, but in ''Pikmin'', only the "spider" part of the word remains, making it <code>kumo</code>.

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|FraN = The name comes from ''"Papa-longues-jambes"'' (literally "Daddy longlegs")

|Ita = Longopede

|ItaM = Longfoot

|ItaN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"lungo"'' (long) and ''"piede"'' (foot)

P1 Beady Long Legs Artwork.png|Artwork of the Beady Long Legs.

Beady Long Legs (enemy reel).png|The Beady Long Legs in the [[enemy reel]].

P1 Beady Long Legs Sketch.png|A drawing of a Beady Long Legs from the ''Pikmin'' Official Player's Guide.

P1 Beady Long Legs near death.jpg|A Beady Long Legs' legs flaking as it nears death.

 

72beadylonglegs.png|The Beady Long Legs in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].

P2 Beady Long Legs Full Health Screenshot.png|A close-up of the Beady Long Legs in [[Citadel of Spiders#Sublevel 5|sublevel 5 of Citadel of Spiders]].

Beady Long Legs Damaged.png|The Beady Long Legs beginning to crumble and emit smoke as its health becomes lower

Beady Long Legs Destroy.png|The Beady Long Legs emitting firework-like particles as it dies. Electricity can also be seen running though its body.

Beady Long Legs Crumble.png|The Beady Long Legs dead, crumbling into dust.

Pikmin 2 Beady Long Legs.png|The Beady Long Legs in the unused [[cave]] <code>Last_4</code>, meant for enemy testing.

Beady Long Legs P2S icon.png|The [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] icon of the Beady Long Legs in [[Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch)|the Nintendo Switch version of ''Pikmin 2'']].

P2 Beady Long Legs PP.jpg|An idle Beady Long Legs in the [[Perplexing Pool]].

 

Y10.JPG|The Beady Long Legs' [[e-card]], #30 (10^th yellow card).

*In the [[Citadel of Spiders]] cave in ''Pikmin 2'', a shadow of a spider web is displayed on the arena floor. This also applies to the arena of the Raging Long Legs in the the Hole of Heroes.

*The poison Louie describes may be oenanthotoxin, a poison known for causing a rigid smile. Alternatively, the poison could be causing Louie to have a gelastic seuizure, a seizure accompanied by uncontrollable laughter.

*In the original English script, Louie simply says "Caution! Do not eat!" when referring to the Beady Long Legs. This would later be used for Shaggy Long Legs instead.

*There is an [[unused content|unused]] object in ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Galaxy|Super Mario Galaxy]]'' that looks like an organic ball, which opens up much like the Beady Long Legs' core. In addition, the item's internal name is <code>[https://tcrf.net/Super_Mario_Galaxy/Unused_Models#SpiderItemShell SpiderItemShell]</code>, further connecting it to the pseudo-arachnid.

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