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Venom Dweevil
Appears in	Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Manarachnia venenum
Family	Dweevil
Areas
Caves	Engulfed Castle, Ultimate Testing Range
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Attacks	Emit poison gas

Revision as of 10:59, September 10, 2023

The Venom Dweevil (ミドリショイグモ^?, lit.: "Green Carrying Spider") is an enemy in Pikmin 4. Like other members of the dweevil family, it will carry nearby treasure and enemy corpses. When attacked, it emits a cloud of poison gas, making the poison-immune White Pikmin and Glow Pikmin a safe option for a battle against it.

The Venom Dweevil greatly resembles the Munge Dweevil in both appearance and behavior, except that it is turquoise instead of purple.

Stats

Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
2	4	3	× 2	300

Behavior

Venom Dweevils will pick up any stray objects they can lift, making it necessary to defeat them in order to obtain certain treasures. The toxic cloud they create is deadly to most types of Pikmin, requiring the player to whistle back any non-White Pikmin caught in the poisonous gas. However, they are not particularly tenacious and only emit venom if the player throws Pikmin at them.

Locations

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Strategy

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White Pikmin are resistant to the Venom Dweevil's attacks, so they are able to attack the Dweevil to remove their carried object without succumbing to poison. However, due to the scarcity of White Pikmin, it is also ideal to freeze the Venom Dweevil using Ice Pikmin, and then overwhelm them with a large squad of Pikmin.

Notes

Dalmo's Notes

“Is this just another different color of Dweevil? Not at all. You see here a fashion leader of the critter world. There was once a purple one as well, but this year's trendy color is green. Be sure to bring protective gear to see it though! This skittering sweetie can produce a toxic gas if threatened.”

Olimar's Notes

“The Venom Dweevil is one member of the Dweevil family, which is known for mimicking objects by carrying them on their backs.

These insects often carry the carcasses of other life-forms on their backs. Apparently this is not for the purpose of transporting them as food but instead is another example of their mimic behavior.

The Venom Dweevil produces two different chemical compounds within its body, which form poisonous gas when mixed and expelled. This gas is only used for self-defense.”

Louie's Notes

“Exposure to even extreme heat doesn't seem to rid this creature of deposits of potent gas. It's probably best for everyone if you avoid eating this hazardous fare.”

Naming

See more: Dweevil family#Naming.

Common name: Venom Dweevil, referring to the Dweevil's ability to create poison gas, although venom refers to poison that is injected.
Japanese nickname: ミドリショイグモ^?. It translates to "Green Carrying Spider", referring to how it carries things on its back, and how it is green.
Japanese name: セオイカナエグモ^?, lit.: "Carrying Ding Spider". It is shared with the Fiery, Anode, Hydro, Munge, Volatile, and Iceblown Dweevils.
Scientific name: Mandarachnia venenum. Venenum is Latin for "potion" or "juice", and a play off of "venom".
Internal names: GASOTAKARA. "Gas" refers to the toxic gas it can produce, and "otakara" means "treasure" in Japanese. It has the same internal name as the Munge Dweevil.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ミドリショイグモ^? Midori Shoi Gumo	Green Carrying Spider
French	Araknéak venimeux	Venomous dweevil
German	Toxarak	Toxarach	From "Toxin" and "-arak" (dweevil), derived from "arachno-"
Korean	초록업어거미 Chorog-Eobeo-Geomi	Green Carrying Spider
Portuguese	Toxicaranha	Toxicpider	The name is a portmanteau of "tóxica" (toxic) and "aranha" (spider)
Spanish	Ponzoaraña	Venider	The name is a portmanteau of "ponzoña" (venom) and "araña" (spider)

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Trivia

The Venom Dweevil's similarities to the purple colored Munge Dweevil from Pikmin 2 are referenced in Dalmo's note when he states: “There was once a purple one as well, but this year's trendy color is green.”
- Additionally, Olimar's and Louie's notes on the Venom Dweevil are mostly identical to their respective entries on the Munge Dweevil.