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Jimbo Jambo
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I'm sure Pikmin photosynthesize to some degree, which is probably how they're able to grow flowers when left in the ground, but when they're out working, running, and fighting, I highly doubt that the single tiny leaf atop a Pikmin's head is able to collect near enough energy to support such an active lifestyle. Since Pikmin are never observed to eat anything besides the occasional drop of nectar, I would have to guess that the Onion supplies Pikmin with nutrients from food they have brought it, which it breaks down for them so all that complicated digestive machinery doesn't take up precious space in their tiny, agile bodies. Pikmin probably store the energy in their bodies somehow, like how animals use fat tissue, and are "recharged" by the Onion at the end of the day. | I'm sure Pikmin photosynthesize to some degree, which is probably how they're able to grow flowers when left in the ground, but when they're out working, running, and fighting, I highly doubt that the single tiny leaf atop a Pikmin's head is able to collect near enough energy to support such an active lifestyle. Since Pikmin are never observed to eat anything besides the occasional drop of nectar, I would have to guess that the Onion supplies Pikmin with nutrients from food they have brought it, which it breaks down for them so all that complicated digestive machinery doesn't take up precious space in their tiny, agile bodies. Pikmin probably store the energy in their bodies somehow, like how animals use fat tissue, and are "recharged" by the Onion at the end of the day. | ||
Onions and Candypops, too, probably don't photosynthesize much, if at all, given they have no leaves (or very small leaves in the case of Candypops, which live mostly underground and probably couldn't get enough sunlight to survive even if they wanted to). | Onions and Candypops, too, probably don't photosynthesize much, if at all, given they have no leaves (or very small leaves in the case of Candypops, which live mostly underground and probably couldn't get enough sunlight to survive even if they wanted to). Chrysanthemums are in the same boat as everything else, but are probably able to do all the hunting, eating, and digesting themselves. As for Pellet Posies...I can only imagine. Their ability to grow so quickly and produce such nutritious pellets without large leaves or some other visible means of obtaining food baffles me. Maybe they extract nutrients from decaying remains of animals underground with the aid of symbiotic fungus. Who knows? | ||
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