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* The creature resembles a real-life pregnant queen termite.
* The creature resembles a real-life pregnant queen termite.
* The Empress Bulblax gives live birth to its larval-form offspring. This is not only unique to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, but also to Earth lifeforms.
* The Empress Bulblax gives live birth to its larval-form offspring. This is not only unique to the ''Pikmin'' franchise, but also to Earth lifeforms.
* The Empress Bulblax's scientific name, ''Oculus matriarcha'', translates into 'Eye Matriarch'. ''Oculus'' translates into eye, and ''matriarcha'' is similar to matriarch, referring to its title of "Empress". The ''matriarcha'' in its scientific name indicates that it does not belong to the same genus as its descendants, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How this difference between parent and offspring genus is possible is unknown.
* The Empress Bulblax's scientific name, ''Oculus matriarcha'', indicates that it does not belong to the same genus as its descendants, the Bulborb Larvae (''bambinii''). How this difference between parent and offspring genus is possible is unknown.
*An [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused]] prototype script for [[Louie's notes]] on the Empress Bulblax is consisted of using its ovaries instead of its liver.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}} It was changed in the final product for obvious reasons.
*An [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused]] prototype script for [[Louie's notes]] on the Empress Bulblax is consisted of using its ovaries instead of its liver.{{cite web|http://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script/Louie%27s_Notes#Empress_Bulblax|Pikmin 2/Early English Script/Louie's Notes|The Cutting Room Floor}} It was changed in the final product for obvious reasons.
**It does however, seem to be the recipe for the Japanese Version.
**It does however, seem to be the recipe for the Japanese Version.
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