Editing Mitite

{{Infobox enemy
|pikmin2     = y
|image       = 6.jpg‎
|size        = 270px
|icon        = Piklopedia Mitite.png
|name        = Mitivius infiltratus
|areas       = [[Valley of Repose]], [[Perplexing Pool]], [[Wistful Wild]]
|underground = [[Subterranean Complex]], [[Frontier Cavern]], [[Hole of Beasts]], [[White Flower Garden]], [[Bulblax Kingdom]], [[Snagret Hole]], [[Citadel of Spiders]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Shower Room]], [[Submerged Castle]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]
|challenge   = [[Explorer's Cave]], [[Novice Training]], [[Green Hole]], [[Hot House]], [[Brawny Abyss]], [[Three Color Training]], [[Emperor's Realm]]
|2p          = [[Battle Field]], [[Carpet Plain]], [[Angle Maze]], [[Colloseum]], [[Rusty Gulch]], [[Tile Lands]]
|attacks     = Cause panic
}}

'''Mitites''' ({{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi|Egg Insect}}) are small, pink creatures with white shells and six legs, found only in {{p2}}. They cannot directly harm [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], but when nearby, cause them to run in [[panic]], which can inadvertently lead them to danger, like a [[hazard]]. When stumbled upon, they appear in a swarm of ten, scuttling around, and just need to be alive in order for nearby Pikmin to panic. Purple Pikmin are the only type of Pikmin who are not disturbed by this enemy.

Any [[egg]], both on the ground and from a [[Honeywisp]], has a 5% chance of containing Mitites, which means they can be found anywhere eggs are. They can also burrow up from under the ground in specific locations, such as sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]. Finally, they are also released from the bodies of the [[Raging Long Legs]] if it has been defeated before.

Every creature in the swarm drops a pool of [[nectar]] when killed, which makes them valuable for building a flowered army. When trying to get [[Poko]]s, they are also somewhat efficient. The reason Mitites are found inside eggs is because they lay ''their'' eggs inside the eggs of other organisms, making them parasitoids. Strangely, they cannot be [[ultra-bitter spray|petrified]] in the [[area]]s or [[cave]]s they are found in, but can be petrified after coming out of the ground in sublevel 6 of [[Bulblax Kingdom]], sublevel 10 of the Hole of Heroes, and in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] by pressing {{button|gc|z|wii|1}}.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight2 = 1
|carriers2 = 1
|seeds2 = 2
|value2 = 1
|hp2 = 50
|regen2 = 0
}}

==Behavior==
Mitites in eggs only come out once the egg is broken. Those that are hidden underground will come out if Pikmin or leaders get near, or if an [[Emperor Bulblax]] in the same sublevel roars. Once a group of Mitites appears, any nearby non-Purple Pikmin will start panicking. The enemies start run around aimlessly as well. Any Mitites that are not killed will eventually burrow underground after a set amount of time.

==Locations==
Mitites can appear inside any egg in the game, including eggs carried by [[Honeywisp]]s. Once an egg breaks, there is a 5% chance that a group will come out. Besides that, Mitites burrow from under the ground when approached, or when called by an Emperor Bulblax's scream, in specific caves, normally in dead ends:
* Sublevel 4 of the [[Hole of Beasts]]
* Sublevel 6 of the [[Bulblax Kingdom]]
* Sublevel 10 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]
* Sublevel 2 of [[Novice Training]]
* Sublevel 1 of [[Three Color Training]]

Besides that, a group of Mitites also comes out of the [[Raging Long Legs]] in sublevel 15 of the Hole of Heroes, if the [[Remembered Old Buddy]] has already been collected.

==Strategy==
{{guide}}
The best way to kill Mitites is to [[throw]] [[Purple Pikmin]] onto them: any type will work, but Purple Pikmin send out shock waves that kill all of the surrounding Mitites; without purples, a direct hit is required to kill a single enemy in one hit-and-run. In addition, Purple Pikmin are the only type that do not seem to be afraid of Mitites. Mitites cannot be killed by [[Group move|swarming]] Pikmin into them, and any Pikmin that attacks a Mitite from the side will fail to cause it any damage.

When approaching an egg, keep in mind that it can drop Mitites. As such, the best way to open eggs is to throw two or three Purple Pikmin onto them in quick succession. The first Pikmin should break the egg(s), while the next Pikmin create a shock wave to destroy the Mitites, if they appear. This way, all Mitites can be killed in a quick fashion, without scaring Pikmin. However, seeing as eggs could drop [[nectar]] pools, it's advised to use flowered [[Purple Pikmin]] to open the eggs. If the egg drops nectar and the player uses [[Maturity|leaf]] Purple Pikmin to open it, the Pikmin might drink all of the nectar before most of the other Pikmin can reach it.

Leader [[punch]]es go through Mitites without harming them, but if they are petrified, the punches actually do damage and can kill, despite the [[HUD#Health wheel|health wheel]] not showing.

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

==Technical information==
{{p2 enemy technical
|name = tamagomushi
|s000 = 0.5
|s001 = 0.5
|s002 = 0.25
|s003 = 0.1
|s004 = 0.3
|fp00 = 50
|fp01 = 10
|fp02 = 0.2
|fp03 = 0.25
|fp04 = 0.35
|fp05 = 0.1
|fp06 = 100
|fp08 = 0.15
|fp09 = 120
|fp10 = 30
|fp11 = 0
|fp12 = 150
|fp13 = 180
|fp14 = 0
|fp15 = 0
|fp16 = 0
|fp17 = 0
|fp18 = 0
|fp19 = 0
|fp20 = 0
|fp21 = 0
|fp22 = 0
|fp23 = 0
|fp24 = 0
|fp25 = 50
|fp26 = 0
|fp27 = 50
|fp28 = 10
|fp29 = 0
|fp30 = 0
|fp31 = 0
|fp32 = 40
|fp33 = 25
|fp34 = 10
|fp35 = 1
|fp36 = 50
|fp37 = 0 (0%)
|fp38 = 5
|ip01 = 0
|ip02 = 0
|ip03 = 0
|ip04 = 0
|ip05 = 0
|ip06 = 0
|ip07 = 30
|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 生存時間 | Unknown (time spent out of the ground?) | 180 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 出現範囲 | Unknown (unburrow trigger radius?) | 120 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | 蜜レート | Chance of dropping nectar | 1 (100%) }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip01 | 歩き時間最小 | Unknown (minimum walk time?) | 25 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip02 | 歩き時間最大 | Unknown (maximum walk time?) | 80 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip03 | 出現時間最小 | Unknown (min time spent out of ground?) | 20 }}
{{!}}-
{{p2 enemy property | ip04 | 出現時間最小 | Unknown (max time spent out of ground?) | 90 }}
}}

==Other information==
{{enemy other info
|size       = Body length: {{mm|30.5}}
|piklopedia = 29
}}

==Naming==
The name "Mitite" is a play on the {{w|mite}}, a small parasitic insect in the real world (although the enemy has six legs instead of the mite's eight). In Japan, it is called {{j|タマゴムシ|Tamago Mushi}}, which merely translates to "Egg Insect". Its scientific name is ''Mitivius infiltratus'', in which ''mitivius'' seems made up (but similar to "Mitite"), and ''infiltratus'' is close to the English word "infiltrate". It fits, as the creature infiltrates eggs to lay its own. Internally, this insect is called <code>tamagomushi</code>, the same as its Japanese name.

In an [[Unused content in Pikmin 2|unused file]] with the game's early English script, this enemy is called "Egg Grub".{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Pikmin_2/Early_English_Script#Names|Pikmin 2/Early English Script|The Cutting Room Floor}} In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, its scientific name is only ''Mitivius''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#029_-_Mitite|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = タマゴムシ
|JapR = Tamago Mushi
|JapM = Egg Insect
|Fra  = Mitite
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mitites.png|Mitites emerging from the ground.
Petrified Mitites.jpg|Some Mitites, petrified.
Dead Mitites.jpg|A group of dead Mitites.
Mitite.jpg|Artwork of four Mitites.
Mitite E-Card.jpg|The creature's [[e-card]], #33 (6<sup>th</sup> red card).
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Ujadani]]

==References==
{{refs}}

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{{Harmless enemies}}
{{Enemies}}
[[Category:Nectar and sprays]]
[[Category:Burrowing enemies]]
[[Category:Hiding enemies]]
[[Category:Valley of Repose]]
[[Category:Awakening Wood]]
[[Category:Wistful Wild]]
[[Category:Perplexing Pool]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:Subterranean Complex]]
[[Category:Frontier Cavern]]
[[Category:Hole of Beasts]]
[[Category:White Flower Garden]]
[[Category:Bulblax Kingdom]]
[[Category:Snagret Hole]]
[[Category:Citadel of Spiders]]
[[Category:Shower Room]]
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
[[Category:Submerged Castle]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:Dream Den]]
[[Category:2-Player Battle]]