Editing Arachnode

|image      = Arachnode_P4_icon.png

|icon        = Arachnode P4 icon.png

|name        = Clavo fictusphera

|family     = Awrapnid

|areas      = [[Twilight River]], [[Formidable Oak]], [[Sun-Speckled Terrace]] ([[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]), [[Giant's Hearth]]

|underground = [[Ultimate Testing Range]], [[Subterranean Swarm]]

|sidestories = [[Another Part Found]]

|attacks    = Trap Pikmin on its web, eat Pikmin

The '''Arachnode''' ({{j|マリグモ|Mari Gumo|{{w|Temari (toy)|Temari}} Spider}}) is a spider-like [[enemy]] in {{p3}} and {{p4}} that live on interactable webs. While dormant on their webs, Arachnodes resemble cocoons, with a black and yellow striped and sphere-shaped bodies. This shape and coloring comes from the eight legs wrapped tightly around their bodies; their actual bodies are small black orbs with yellow circles instead of stripes. Once a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]] gets caught in an Arachnode's web, it will uncurl its legs after a while, and wanders up to its prey, consuming them quickly once it has reached them. It may also wander around the web freely in order to avoid Pikmin that are being thrown at it. The web will collapse once the Arachnode is defeated.

|weight3 = 3      |weight4 = 3

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{{transcript|An eight-legged creature that traps its prey in a sticky web.|block=y}}

Because the Arachnode's web is fairly tall, the creature often moves out of your standard throwing range. Use Yellow Pikmin or Winged Pikmin to attack an Arachnode when it retreats to the top of its web. If any of your Pikmin become ensnared in the web, use the whistle to rescue them. When you defeat an Arachnode, its web unravels.|block=y}}

 

 

 

 

 

{{transcript|Pluck off the legs, crack open, and savor the meat inside. Dip them in soy sauce first for a nice mix of sweet and salty.|block=y}}

The Arachnode sits still when nothing is near, but when a [[leader]] or a [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] is thrown into its web, it will take on its spider-like form and attack its ensnared prey. It eats Pikmin by clamping down on them with its wide mouth, and it eats them quickly, so it can be difficult to save them in time. When all Pikmin are removed from the web, the Arachnode will take a moment and then go back into its resting state. It does not return to a specific point on the web to rest, so it can be put in a more vulnerable position for a second attack. When an Arachnode is defeated, it will fall to the ground and its web will collapse.

In ''Pikmin 3'', if unsupervised Winged Pikmin carry an item right into an Arachnode's web, they will get stuck, whatever goods they had will fall to the ground, and the creature will proceed to eat them. Fortunately, Arachnodes pose no threat to any other types of Pikmin when left unattended.

 

 

Bizarrely, when a [[leader]] is thrown into an Arachnode's web in ''Pikmin 3'', said leader will become slightly two-dimensional. If the enemy attacks, the leader may shrink even further or disappear altogether. This is merely aesthetic, however.

[[Rock Pikmin]] will kill an Arachnode in just three hits (just two in ''Pikmin 3 Deluxe''<nowiki/>'s Normal [[difficulty]]), and can hit the Arachnode from either side of its web. Other Pikmin types can only attack the Arachnode on the side in which it rests, and they can get stuck if the Arachnode is too high or if they are thrown from too close to the web. Winged Pikmin are best for getting an Arachnode down from a high point in its web since they can [[charge]] at it, after which point other, stronger Pikmin can be employed. If Winged Pikmin are not available, any Pikmin can latch on to a low-resting Arachnode with a careful throw, and [[Yellow Pikmin]] can usually reach a high-resting one. As a last resort, a Pikmin or a leader can be thrown into the web to bait the Arachnode into a vulnerable position.

 

 

|common    = Arachnode. From "{{w|arachnid}}" and "node".

|jpcommon  = {{j|マリグモ|Mari Gumo}}. It simply translates to "Ball Spider". However, it refers specifically to a {{w|Temari (toy)|temari}}, a traditional Japanese ball toy.  

|scientific = Clavo fictusphera. ''Fictus'' and ''sphera'' are Latin for "fake" and "sphere", respectively.

 

===Names in other languages===

|DutN = The name is a misspelling of the Dutch word 'spinnenweb', which means 'spiderweb'. The way it is misspelled resembles phonetically how a young child might say 'spinnenweb'.

|FraN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"Arachnide"'' (arachnid) and "Nodule" (small round shape). A ''Nodule'' is the word used to describe very small globes or spheres, so it is referencing the Arachnorb's smaller orb size.

|GerN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"Hornisse"'' (hornet) and ''"arak"'' (German name for the Dweevil family)

Arachnode.png|Artwork of the Arachnode from ''Pikmin 3''.

Arachnode dormant P3.jpg|The form it takes while waiting for something to fall on its trap.

Charlie on Arachnode web P3.jpg|Charlie caught on the Arachnode's web.

Spiderenemy-Pikmin3.jpg|Alph caught on the Arachnode's web.

Arachnode P3 side view.jpg|Side view of the Arachnode.

P3 Arachnode corpse backside.jpg|The backside of an Arachnode corpse with its mouth visible.

 

* The Arachnode is likely based off {{w|Orb-weaver spider}}s, specifically {{w|Argiope (spider)|Yellow Garden}} weavers, due to the yellow stripe pattern on its abdomen.