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{{Infobox enemy
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|image=1.jpg‎
|image       = Cloakingburrow-nit.jpg‎
|size=270px
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|name=Trilobitins reclusiva
|name       = Trilobitins reclusiva
|family=Burrow-nit
|family     = Burrow-nit
|areas=[[Valley of Repose]], [[Awakening Wood]], [[Wistful Wild]]
|areas       = [[Valley of Repose]]<br>[[Awakening Wood]]<br>[[Wistful Wild]]
|underground=[[Snagret Hole]], [[Glutton's Kitchen]], [[Cavern of Chaos]], [[Hole of Heroes]], [[Dream Den]]
|underground = [[Snagret Hole]]<br>[[Glutton's Kitchen]]<br>[[Cavern of Chaos]]<br>[[Hole of Heroes]]<br>[[Dream Den]]
|weight=8
|weight     = 8
|height=75
|height     = 75mm
|max_pikmin=16
|max_pikmin = 16
|seeds=8
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|value=3
|value       = 3
|attacks=Harpoons and eats Pikmin
|attacks     = Eats Pikmin<br>Destroys Bridges
|vitality=300
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The '''Cloaking Burrow-nit''' is an insect-like creature found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It has a dark blue shell with large, red eye markings on it. When it hunts, it chooses a place where it rests face-down in the ground, patiently waiting for its prey to draw near. If it is approached, it emerges and attempts to follow and attack the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] until they escape out of its pursuit range, when it then promptly returns to the spot where it was resting and reburrows its head to wait for its next opportunity to chase prey. It has a sharp proboscis which can be thrust into prey, piercing the victim and causing damage. The best way to beat it is swarm its weak spot, which is its face, or throw [[Purple Pikmin]] onto its back (they will eventually find their way towards the face for maximum damage). Burrow-nits, primarily the one in [[Wistful Wild]], will deconstruct nearby bridges, similar to [[Mandiblard|Sheargrubs]]. This creature isn't seen too often, and is not very dangerous, as it only can kill one Pikmin at a time when it attacks.
The '''Cloaking Burrow-nit''' <span style="line-height:20px;">(</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">ハオリムシ) </span>is an insect-like creature found in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It rests face-down in the ground. It has a dark blue shell with large, red eye markings on it. If it is approached by a group of Pikmin, it emerges and attempts to follow and attack the [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]]. It has a sharp proboscis which can be thrust into prey, piercing the victim and eventually swallowing it. The best way to defeat the Burrow-nit is to swarm its weak spot, which is its face, or throw [[Purple Pikmin]] onto its back (they will eventually crawl towards the face for maximum damage). Burrow-nits, primarily the one in the [[Wistful Wild]], will deconstruct nearby bridges, similar to [[Mandiblard]]s.


A Cloaking Burrow-nit can be seen in the background of the [[Distant Planet]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', but other then that has no trophy or other mention in the game.
This creature isn't seen often, and it is not very dangerous, as it can only kill one Pikmin at a time. Even if it manages to impale a Pikmin, the Burrow-nit will take some time to fully ingest it, making it vunerable to attack.


This creature's replacements, the [[Joustmite]] and the [[Flighty Joustmite]], appear in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' with slightly redesigned appearances, though they are still recognizable as part of the Burrow-nit family due to their proboscis and eyespots.
Cloaking Burrow-nits can be easily mistaken for treasure for early players. Bright colors and excellent <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">camouflaging</span> help keep its disguise.
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== Strategy ==
Two close relatives, the [[Joustmite]] and the [[Flighty Joustmite]], appear in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. The Joustmite seems to have a much darker color scheme and the shell covers more of its body, but seems to function the same. They can also eat more than one Pikmin at a time. The Flighty Joustmite has been given the gift of flight and strikes the ground with its needle-like proboscis.
===Pikmin===
Swarming it is a suitable method, and 25 Pikmin are enough, as the hard shell protects it from all attacks, leaving only the face vulnerable, but usually, the Pikmin will revert from the shell to the face.


===Captains===
==Notes==
Using both [[Leader|captain]]s, the face must be repeatedly punched while making sure not to be hit with the proboscis. It may attempt to shake off the captains, but this action can be foreseen and avoided easily.
===Olimar's Notes===
 
''"The snake-eye pattern on this beast's shell is one of the most distinctive features of the burrow-nit family. The red pattern of the cloaking burrow-nit and the spikes around its mantle make it easily identifiable while still making it a representative specimen of the burrow-nit family. The shell on the cloaking burrow-nit's back also provides a frame that fixes its muscular structure in place, and appears to give the creature its powerful needle-launching attack."''
== Trivia ==
===Louie's Notes===
*The "Trilobitin" in the Cloaking Burrow-nit's scientific name may have to do with its resemblance to the real world [[Wikipedia:Horseshoe Crab|horseshoe crab]], a relative of the prehistoric arthropods known as "Trilobites". The Cloaking Burrow-nit looks like a "backwards horseshoe crab", with its proboscis in the spot of a horseshoe crab's tail, and fake eyes in the spot where the real eyes and face would be on a horseshoe crab.
''"Boil in the shell with a pinch of salt until bright red, and serve piping hot with tartar sauce."''
===Nintendo Player's Guide===
''"The vulnerable area of a Cloaking Burrow-nit is very close to its most dangerous parts: it's mouth and tentaclelike tongue. A Burrow-nit spends most of its time partially buried in the ground. When your troops get close, it will attack. Toss Pikmin at its head and try to defeat it before it before can eat a sprout."''
==Trivia==
*The Cloaking Burrow-nit's scientific name, ''Trilobitins reclusiva'', could translate to "Reclusive Trilobite," which is fitting for its tendency to burrow underground and it's hard shell.
*They are one of the four creatures that can eat bridges, along with [[Shearwig]]s, [[Male Sheargrub|Male Sheargrubs,]] and [[Female Sheargrub]]s.
*<span style="line-height:21px;">A Cloaking Burrow-nit appears in the background of the </span>[[Distant Planet]]<span style="line-height:21px;"> stage on </span>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''<span style="line-height:21px;">, but has no trophy or other mention in the game.</span>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="165" orientation="none">
Cloaking Borrow-nit:
Cloaking Burrow-nit.png|A high quality screenshot of a Cloaking Burrow-nit.
File:Cloakingburrow-nit.jpg|Artwork of the Cloaking Burrow-nit with its back visible.
File:26cloakingburrow-nit.png|A Cloaking Burrow-nit face up.
File:26cloakingburrow-nit.png|A Cloaking Burrow-nit face up.
Joustmites:
File:1.jpg|Another screenshot of a Cloaking Burrow-nit.
File:Pikmin3burrownit.png|Joustmite.
Pikmin 2 Cloaking Burrow-nit Overload.png|[[Olimar]] fighting seven Cloaking Burrow-nits at once.
File:Pikmin3flyingburrownit.png|Flighty Joustmite.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==References==
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{{Enemies}}
{{Enemies}}
[[Category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 enemies]]
[[Category:Cavern of Chaos]]
[[Category:Dream Den]]
[[Category:Hole of Heroes]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2]]
[[Category:Valley of Repose]]
[[Category:Awakening Wood]]
[[Category:Wistful Wild]]
[[Category:Snagret Hole]]
[[Category:Glutton's Kitchen]]
[[Category:Burrowing Enemies]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros Brawl]]
[[Category:Pikmin 2 only Enemies]]

Revision as of 18:48, August 27, 2013

Cloaking Burrow-nit
Artwork of a Cloaking Burrow-nit.
Appears in Pikmin 2
Scientific name Trilobitins reclusiva
Family Burrow-nit
Areas Valley of Repose
Awakening Wood
Wistful Wild
Caves Snagret Hole
Glutton's Kitchen
Cavern of Chaos
Hole of Heroes
Dream Den
Challenge Mode stages None
2-Player Battle stages None
Attacks Eats Pikmin
Destroys Bridges

The Cloaking Burrow-nit (ハオリムシ) is an insect-like creature found in Pikmin 2. It rests face-down in the ground. It has a dark blue shell with large, red eye markings on it. If it is approached by a group of Pikmin, it emerges and attempts to follow and attack the Pikmin. It has a sharp proboscis which can be thrust into prey, piercing the victim and eventually swallowing it. The best way to defeat the Burrow-nit is to swarm its weak spot, which is its face, or throw Purple Pikmin onto its back (they will eventually crawl towards the face for maximum damage). Burrow-nits, primarily the one in the Wistful Wild, will deconstruct nearby bridges, similar to Mandiblards.

This creature isn't seen often, and it is not very dangerous, as it can only kill one Pikmin at a time. Even if it manages to impale a Pikmin, the Burrow-nit will take some time to fully ingest it, making it vunerable to attack.

Cloaking Burrow-nits can be easily mistaken for treasure for early players. Bright colors and excellent camouflaging help keep its disguise.

Two close relatives, the Joustmite and the Flighty Joustmite, appear in Pikmin 3. The Joustmite seems to have a much darker color scheme and the shell covers more of its body, but seems to function the same. They can also eat more than one Pikmin at a time. The Flighty Joustmite has been given the gift of flight and strikes the ground with its needle-like proboscis.

Notes

Olimar's Notes

"The snake-eye pattern on this beast's shell is one of the most distinctive features of the burrow-nit family. The red pattern of the cloaking burrow-nit and the spikes around its mantle make it easily identifiable while still making it a representative specimen of the burrow-nit family. The shell on the cloaking burrow-nit's back also provides a frame that fixes its muscular structure in place, and appears to give the creature its powerful needle-launching attack."

Louie's Notes

"Boil in the shell with a pinch of salt until bright red, and serve piping hot with tartar sauce."

Nintendo Player's Guide

"The vulnerable area of a Cloaking Burrow-nit is very close to its most dangerous parts: it's mouth and tentaclelike tongue. A Burrow-nit spends most of its time partially buried in the ground. When your troops get close, it will attack. Toss Pikmin at its head and try to defeat it before it before can eat a sprout."

Trivia

  • The Cloaking Burrow-nit's scientific name, Trilobitins reclusiva, could translate to "Reclusive Trilobite," which is fitting for its tendency to burrow underground and it's hard shell.
  • They are one of the four creatures that can eat bridges, along with Shearwigs, Male Sheargrubs, and Female Sheargrubs.
  • A Cloaking Burrow-nit appears in the background of the Distant Planet stage on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but has no trophy or other mention in the game.

Gallery

References