Venom Dweevil
| Venom Dweevil | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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
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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
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 | |
 Chinese(traditional) |
翠綠背蛛 Cuìlǜ Bèizhū |
Jade Green Carrying Spider | |
 Chinese(simplified) |
翠绿背蛛 Cuìlǜ Bèizhū |
Jade 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.
