Crimson Long Legs

The Crimson Long Legs is an arachnorb and a relative of the Raging Long Legs appearing in Pikmin 2: New Year. It falls from above when Pikmin or leaders approach its location, and afterward begins to stomp around, crushing anything it steps on. After taking between four to eight steps, moving each leg once, it will stop to rest. When agitated, a Crimson Long Legs will fly into a rampage, stomping around at an accelerated pace until it calms down.

A Crimson Long Legs greatly resembles a Raging Long Legs, except the veins of color on its body are red rather than pink, and its hair is brown rather than purple.

The main body of a Crimson Long Legs is low enough for any Pikmin species to reach it, but Red Pikmin are most recommended because of their increased damage output. The optimal strategy against one of the creatures is to stand directly underneath its body with a group of twenty Red Pikmin, always being sure to have as many Pikmin attacking it at once. Before the Crimson Long Legs can shake Pikmin off of itself, whistle them off and move around with it. When it returns to normal and stops to stretch, throw the Red Pikmin back onto it, and repeat the cycle as necessary.