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The '''crawmad family''' consists of crustacean-like enemies who live in holes they bury using their sharp claws. There are currently two known species, although one of them is assumed. Their main method of attack is to lunge at captains and their Pikmin, grabbing some, and scurrying back to their hole to eat them | The '''crawmad family''' consists of crustacean-like enemies who live in holes they bury using their sharp claws. There are currently two known species, although one of them is assumed. Their main method of attack is to lunge at captains and their Pikmin, grabbing some, and scurrying back to their hole to eat them. | ||
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==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
"Crawmad" is a | "Crawmad" is likely a combination of the words "{{w|Crayfish|crawdad}}" and "{{w|nomad}}"given their resemblance to the real-world crustaceans and the nomadic patterns of the {{w|hermit crab}}, which the Hermit Crawmad is also named after. The Japanese names of members of this family refer to the word {{j|シャコ|shako}}, which means {{w|mantis shrimp}}, a real world creature that highly resembles the Hermit Crawmad. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||