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{{main|Mitite}}
{{main|Mitite}}
Scientific name: ''Mitivius infiltratus''
The Mitite is a harmless enemy featured in {{p2}} and {{p4}}. In both games, they have a chance to spawn in either eggs or underground. Once active, the Mitite will cause all [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], with the exception of [[Purple Pikmin]] to panic. Exclusive to {{p4}}, [[Oatchi]] will also panic at the sight of Mitites.
The Mitite is a harmless enemy featured in {{p2}} and {{p4}}. In both games, they have a chance to spawn in either eggs or underground. Once active, the Mitite will cause all [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]], with the exception of [[Purple Pikmin]] to panic. Exclusive to {{p4}}, [[Oatchi]] will also panic at the sight of Mitites.


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===Names in other languages===
===Names in other languages===
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|Jap=タマゴムシ科
|Jap = タマゴムシ科
|JapR=Tamago mushi ka
|JapR = Tamago mushi ka
|JapM=[[Mitite|Egg insect]] family
|JapM = [[Mitite|Egg insect]] family
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|PorB = Acarovídeos
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|PorBN = From "ácaro" (mite)
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|Dut  =
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|Ger  = Mitit
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|Ita  =
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|ItaN =
|Kor  = 알벌레 과
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|KorN =
|Spa  =
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|Por = Acarovídeos
|PorM = Miteggidae
|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"ácaro"'' (mite), ''"ovo"'' (egg), and the suffix "''-ídeos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names
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[[Category:Mitite family| ]]

Revision as of 14:12, June 23, 2024

The mitite family is a family that first appeared in Pikmin 2, but went unidentified in English until Pikmin 4. It currently consists of a single, small pinkish insect-like creature with a white shell and six legs, the Mitite. The only known genus in this family is Mitivius, to which Mitite belongs.

Members

Mitite

Icon for the Mitite, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Main article: Mitite.

Scientific name: Mitivius infiltratus

The Mitite is a harmless enemy featured in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 4. In both games, they have a chance to spawn in either eggs or underground. Once active, the Mitite will cause all Pikmin, with the exception of Purple Pikmin to panic. Exclusive to Pikmin 4, Oatchi will also panic at the sight of Mitites.

Naming

The family name, Mitite, is a reference to the real-world arachnid mite.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese タマゴムシ科?
Tamago mushi ka
Egg insect family
Flag of France French mitites
Flag of Germany German Mitit
Flag of South Korea Korean 알벌레 과
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Acarovídeos Miteggidae The name is a portmanteau of "ácaro" (mite), "ovo" (egg), and the suffix "-ídeos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names