Shearblug

Shearblug
Appears in	Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name	Rotundus himeagea
Family	Mandiblard
Areas	Serene Stream
Attacks	Stab and roll over Pikmin

The Shearblug (マルデムシ^?, lit.: "Circle Bug") is an enemy found in Hey! Pikmin. It is an aquatic mandiblard that can inflate to protrude spikes from its body.

Stats

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Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
N/A	N/A	N/A	× 0	Unknown	Unknown

Behavior

Shearblugs patrol a set area until they see Pikmin. When they spot them, they inflate their bodies to protrude spikes, and then roll after them.

Locations

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Verdant Waterfront

Strategy

A Shearblug can only be defeated when its spikes are retracted. Otherwise, thrown Pikmin will perish. It is best to attack it right after it brings its spikes in, since if you wait too long it will poke them out again.

Notes

Hey! Pikmin logs

“What an odd creature! It lives on both land and water, and seems puffy, but shows spikes when threats approach. I find myself curling up when scolded as well, but alas, I have no spikes to present. What can I say? I'm a pacifist.”

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A Shearblug attacking some Blue Pikmin in a cutscene.
In the Creature Log.

Naming

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See more: Mandiblard family#Naming.

Common name: Shearblug. From "Sheargrub", a word present in the names of various members of the mandiblard family.
Japanese nickname: マルデムシ^?, lit.: "Circle Bug".
Japanese name: マルヒメアギト^?, lit.: "Circle Princess Jaw". From ヒメアギト科^?, the mandiblard family's Japanese name.
Scientific name: Rotundus himeagea. Rotundus is Latin for "round", referring to the Shearblug's ability to curl into a ball.
Internal names: Unknown.
Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マルデムシ^? Maru De Mushi	Circle Bug
Dutch	Prikkebed
French	Boufpon bouleur	Boufpon is the french equivalent to Sheargrub, and bouleur is a reference to the inflating tendancy of the creature; it could be translated as "bloating", giving "Bloating Sheargrub"
German	Kullerkäfer	From kullern (to roll around) and Käfer (bug)
Italian	Tarlo aguzzo
Spanish	Larvola

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