Awrapnid family

The Awrapnid family is a family of small spider-like creatures first seen in Pikmin 3, although the family went unclassified until Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Its only member is the Arachnode, which usually stays in its web to catch prey that fly into it, much like real world spiders. It belongs to the Clavo genus.

Members

Arachnode

Main article: Arachnode.

Scientific name: Clavo fictusphera

The Arachnode is the first arachnid-based enemy in the Pikmin series with an interactable web. While dormant on its web, it resembles a cocoon, with a black and yellow striped and sphere-shaped body. This shape and coloring comes from the eight legs wrapped tightly around its body; the actual body is a small black orb with yellow circles instead of stripes. Once a Pikmin or leader gets caught in the web, it uncurls 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.

Naming

Much like the arachnorb family, the name is a take on "arachnid" and "wrap", referring to how members spin webs.

The name of the Clavo genus is likely derived from clavus, Latin for "stripe".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	コダマグモ科? Ko Dama Gumo Ka	Small orb spider family
Chinese (traditional)	小球蛛科 Xiǎo Qiú Zhū Kē	Theridiidae
French	arachnorbilles	Arachnospheres	The name is a portmanteau of "arachnide" (arachnid), "orbe" (orb) and the diminutive suffix "-illes". It is referencing orb-weaver spiders, who's abdomen pattern and web-weaving style inspire the Arachnode's.
German	Arachnubbel	Arachlumps	The name is a portmanteau of Arachnide and Knubbel (small lumps). Ch in German can also be pronounced as a K sound, making the double meaning more obvious.
Korean	꼬마박거미 과 Kkomabaggeomi Gwa	Little Spider Family
Portuguese	Aracnesferídeos	Arachspheridae	The name is a portmanteau of "Aracno" (arachno), "esfera" (sphere) and the suffix "-ídeos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names
Spanish	Bolarácnidos	Ballrachnidae or Ballarachnid	The name is a portmanteau of "bola" (ball), "arácnido" (arachnid) and the suffix "-idos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names

See also

• Arachnorb family
• Dweevil family
• Wracknid family