Editing Hermit Crawmad

|pikmin3    = y

|pikmin4    = y

|size        = 330px

|name        = Camabarus rustica

|family      = Crawmad

|underground = [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Shower Room]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]], [[The Mud Pit]]

|challenge  = [[Creator's Garden]], [[The Giant's Bath]]

|missionbe  = [[Clockwork Chasm]]

|sidestories = [[Creature Hunting]], [[Land, Sea, and Sky]], [[First Part Found]], [[Looking for Louie]], [[Big Fruit Carnival]]

|bingo      = [[Stagnant Sea]], [[Parched Brook]]

|attacks    = Eat Pikmin

}}

This is one of two enemies in the series (the other being the [[Swarming Sheargrub]]) that can change size. Each Hermit Crawmad's size is [[Randomness|randomly]] determined every time they are generated on a map. They only have different sizes in ''Pikmin 2'', and their size does not change the amount of [[Poko]]s they are worth, how much health they have, or the number of Pikmin seeds they produce. Their nests also vary in size to accommodate the creatures.

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===''Pikmin 2'' Nintendo Player's Guide===

{{transcript|Because of the shell on its top half, the Hermit Crawmad is invincible when it's looking out at the battlefield from its hole. The only way to defeat one of the creatures is to draw it from its hole, avoid its attack, then swarm it as it retreats.|block=y}}

After you coax a Hermit Crawmad out of its hole, flank the creature to keep your Pikmin out of harm's way, then send your squad charging in to attack the Hermit Crawmad's fleshy body. Since these enemies tend to lurk in the water, it's best to use only Blue Pikmin during these encounters.|block=y}}

==Behavior==

The Hermit Crawmad is a semi-passive creature. It sits inside its hole, and is usually found around watery areas, although it can survive on dry land as well. It will peek out of its hole when the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s approach it and it will attack if one gets too near its dwelling. It attacks by charging out of its hole and grabbing a Pikmin, then backpedaling to its nest, where the Pikmin is eaten. If it misses, it will turn back around and return to its dwelling, slower than usual. It can climb walls if it is necessary for it to get back to its nest. While sitting on the nest and peeking out, if it can no longer see prey nearby, it'll retreat back inside. In ''Pikmin 2'', its nest will disintegrate if it is killed, but will always remain in the sequel.

|size      = Body length: {{mm|68}}

|piklopedia = 30

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|jpcommon  = {{j|シャコモドキ|Shako Modoki}}. It loosely translates to "Pseudo Mantis Shrimp" or "Fake Mantis Shrimp".

|jpname    = {{j|アメリケシャコガニ|Amerike Shako Gani|American Mantis Shrimp Crab|f=tp}}. {{j|アメリケ|Amerike}} is similar to {{j|アメリカ|Amerika|America|f=tp}}.

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===Names in other languages===

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==Gallery==

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==Trivia==

*The nests of Hermit Crawmads are the only enemy-related object not to appear in the game's [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|early configuration files]], making it likely that they were originally going to appear without the nest or reuse the [[Breadbug]]'s nest.

*Due to a [[Glitches in Pikmin 2|glitch]], the Hermit Crawmad may possibly [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)#Enemies that can die|die in the Piklopedia]].

*In ''Pikmin 2'', if a non-Blue Pikmin is carried by a Hermit Crawmad to water, it will escape the creature's grasp and start drowning instead. If the player does nothing, the enemy will repeatedly attempt to eat the Pikmin, which will in turn repeatedly escape and start the drowning process from scratch.{{cite web|https://clips.twitch.tv/CleanFuriousJalapenoPastaThat-Q0HhYySx9TVwwVTG|Twitch clip|Twitch}}

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