Editing Arachnode

|image      = Arachnode_P4_icon.png

|size        = 250px

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

|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.

Pikmin caught in the web can be saved by whistling at them. This is important, especially with a small squad, as Pikmin shaken off by the Arachnode will usually get stuck in the web. [[Winged Pikmin]] carrying objects will get stuck in webs that are along their route, making webs the primary [[obstacle]] for these types of Pikmin.

 

 

{{transcript|The Arachnode is only able to attack Pikmin that become tangled in its web. When you first encounter a web, look for the attached Arachnode. To defeat the enemy quickly, throw a few Rock Pikmin directly at an Arachnode. You can also use a squad of Winged Pikmin to overwhelm an Arachnode with a single charge attack.

 

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}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 4'', Pikmin will go in a circle or choose any other way if the object does not fit. There are 2 sizes for the webs, floating and down to the ground. The floating webs will stop Winged Pikmin, [[Oatchi]], and any big object, while the webs that are down to the ground will stop everything, forcing them to take a different path.

 

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.

 

 

 

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

 

|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.

 

===''Pikmin 3''===

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

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

Arachnode's web.jpg|Analysis of the Arachnode.

 

 

* The Arachnode is the only spider based enemy in the main series to have eight legs, as all [[Arachnorb family|Arachnorbs]] and [[Dweevil family|Dweevils]] have only four.

* 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.

 

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[[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]]