Dandelfly family

The dandelfly family is a family of peaceful dragonfly-like enemies.

Dandelfly Larva


The Dandelfly Larva is the aquatic larval stage to the Nectarous Dandelfly, only just bigger than a Wogpole, with a pale shell to cover its wings and a long barbed proboscis to catch prey. It remains stationary in the water, and doesn't move until prey comes very close to it. Once close enough, it will spring out and stab it with its long proboscis. The player only has a few seconds to save a Pikmin caught by it before it's swallowed and eaten.

Hailstorm Dandelfly


The Hailstorm Dandelfly is a cousin of the Nectarous Dandelfly that inhabits cold areas. Like the Nectarous Dandelfly, the Hailstorm Dandelfly carries beads of nectar. However, the nectar this creature carries is chilled and poses dangers to non-Cyan Pikmin. Any Pikmin that are not resistant to cold temperatures will temporarily be chilled and move slower than normal after consuming chilled nectar.

Nectarous Dandelfly


The Nectarous Dandelfly resembles a large dragonfly-like creature with a segmented body reminiscent of a caterpillar or honeypot ant and has the face of a butterfly with its proboscis. The Nectarous Dandelfly drifts carelessly around, paying no mind to enemies, leaders, or nearby Pikmin. If a Pikmin touches on one of its hind segments, that segment will disconnect from the body, along with all tail segments connected to it. They will all fall onto the ground and collapse into puddles of nectar.