Beady Long Legs
| Beady Long Legs | |
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| Appears in | N/A |
| Scientific name | Pseudoarachnia armoralis |
| Family | Arachnorb |
| Areas | The Forest Navel, Perplexing Pool |
| Attacks | Crushes Pikmin |
Beady Long Legs is an enemy in the Pikmin games. It first appears as a miniboss in Pikmin 1, where it is found in The Forest Navel, and again in The Final Trial in Challenge Mode. This spindly beast reappears in Pikmin 2 as a far more common miniboss, and with much less health. The only attack it has is stomping around, but its large feet make this more dangerous than it sounds. When defeated, it crumbles into dust that disintegrates after its belongings explode from its orbular torso. Its name means "armored false-spider"
In Pikmin 2, one appears in sublevel 5 of the Citadel of Spiders, where it drops a key which unlocks challenge mode, one on Sublevel 14 of the Hole of Heroes, one in the Twilight Garden in Challenge Mode, and one that can be found in front of the landing site in the Perplexing Pool after day 31. Killing it here yields about twenty small pellets.
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How to Kill
Pikmin
The best method to defeat this monster is to wait until it lowers its body and quickly toss Pikmin onto it, then calling them back before it shakes them off. Three to seven Yellow Pikmin are ideal since they can be thrown higher. A smaller group of Pikmin is usually better than an entire army because it reduces the group's overall size as a target.
If the player wants more of a challenge in fighting the Beady Long Legs, it is possible to defeat it by throwing Purple Pikmin at its knees. This is also achievable with a larger number of any Pikmin, but much more time-consuming.
Captains
Even when petrified, its body is suspended too high for captains to reach.