Palacreeper family

The Palacreeper family consists of spade-shaped insects.

Lurking Trowlift


The Lurking Trowlift is an insect-like creature with a flattened, spade-like body, three pairs of wings, and several short legs underneath its body that it uses to creep along after Pikmin. Once close enough, the Trowlift scoops up the ground underneath the Pikmin and begins to airlift them away.

Refrigerating Ridewinder
The elongated Refrigerating Ridewinder has a flattened, undulating body that looks almost like a paper kite as it floats around its habitat. When the creature catches sight of Pikmin, it will fly over them, emitting ice-cold breath underneath itself as it moves. Pikmin that walk underneath the Refrigerating Ridewinder will end up frozen, leaving them completely defenseless once the creature swoops down and starts devouring them.