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'''Mitites''' ({{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}) are small, pink creatures with white shells and | '''Mitites''' ({{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}) are small, pink creatures with white shells and six legs, found only in {{p2}}. They cannot directly harm [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], but when nearby, cause them to run in [[panic]], which can inadvertently lead them to danger, like a [[hazard]]. When stumbled upon, they appear in a swarm of ten, scuttling around, and just need to be alive in order for nearby Pikmin to panic. Purple Pikmin are the only type of Pikmin who are not disturbed by this enemy. | ||
Any [[egg]], both on the ground and from a [[Honeywisp]], has a 5% chance of containing Mitites, which means they can be found anywhere eggs are. They can also burrow up from under the ground in specific locations, such as sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]. Finally, they are also released from the bodies of the [[Raging Long Legs]] if it has been defeated before. | Any [[egg]], both on the ground and from a [[Honeywisp]], has a 5% chance of containing Mitites, which means they can be found anywhere eggs are. They can also burrow up from under the ground in specific locations, such as sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]. Finally, they are also released from the bodies of the [[Raging Long Legs]] if it has been defeated before. | ||
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The name "Mitite" is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic insect in the real world (although the enemy has | The name "Mitite" is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic insect in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight). In Japan, it is called {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi}}, which merely translates to "Egg Insect". Its scientific name is ''Mitivius infiltratus'', in which ''mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name. | ||
In an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused file]] with the game's early English script, this enemy is called "Egg Grub".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Names|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, its scientific name is only ''Mitivius''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#029_-_Mitite|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}} | In an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused file]] with the game's early English script, this enemy is called "Egg Grub".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Names|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, its scientific name is only ''Mitivius''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#029_-_Mitite|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}} | ||