Male Sheargrub

Male Sheargrubs can easily be distinguished from Female Sheargrubs by their dark purple color and large mandibles. Unlike the females, which are believed to scavenge dead Pikmin, Male Sheargrubs are predatory and extremely aggressive and will attack leaders and Pikmin when the opportunity presents itself. Sheargrubs, both male and female, will also deconstruct any nearby stick bridges. In and, they suffocate in water. In, they can regenerate health while buried. In, Male Sheargrubs can appear from the ground and ceilings.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 251
Male Sheargrubs appear in Pikmin 251 and are slightly faster than they were in. They also can see prey from farther away and travel farther distances to pursue them.

In Pikmin 4: The World to Free
Male Sheargrubs appear in Pikmin 4: The World to Free.

In Pikmin Eco
In Pikmin Eco, the Male Sheargrub is the male equivalent to the Female Sheargrub, and unlike their female counterparts is harmful towards Pikmin. However, it is the weakest enemy in the game, as all it does is bite one Pikmin at a time. Aside from that, it behaves exactly like the female species.

In Pikmin Forever
Male Sheargrubs appear in Pikmin Forever with new behaviors and intricacies. Their eyes give off a noticeable glow in dark areas, and the appearance of their pincers can vary between each specimen, such as one's being blunter and another's having more of a sawtoothed edge. They can be lured far from their initial position, and when the Pikmin or leaders they were following flee, they will burrow into the ground there and make that their new territory. When lured and left on hard material such as rock, a Male Sheargrub will seek a softer material such as dirt to burrow into. Male Sheargrubs also react with surrounding vegetation in that, in dark locations, they are attracted by the light given off by glowcaps and will congregate around them for some moments before burrowing; furthermore, in the same environments, they target Mushroom Pikmin because of their bioluminescent qualities, and leaders because of their beacons, more often than other Pikmin. When critically injured, a Male Sheargrub will burrow underground to start healing, but landing a Purple Pikmin near their burrowing spot will force it out of the ground and temporarily daze it

In Pikmin TCG
The Male Sheargrub appears in Pikmin TCG, in the Pikmin 1 card set. It can not be attacked unless it attacks, making it a weaker Burrowing Snagret.

In Pikmin: Dimensional Breach
In Pikmin: Dimensional Breach, Male Sheargrubs are unchanged from their appearances in past games. Louie can recruit them with his King of Bugs upgrade, using them to build stick bridges and climbing sticks. Thus, they function similarly to their female counterparts, although with offensive capabilities.

In Pikmin: The Story Untold
Male Sheargrubs are one of the most common enemies heard in every area. They appear in every cave except for Maze of the shadow.

In Pikmin: Treacherous Treasures
The Male Sheargrub (ウジンコ♂, lit.: "Parrot Maggot ♂") is a mandiblard appearing in Pikmin: Treacherous Treasures. It is a purple grub-like creature with an armored head and large mandibles. After appearing from the ground, be it by burrowing out or when plucked from under Flukeweeds, it slowly crawls towards Pikmin to eat them, slowly chewing and eating them one at a time, and leaders to bite them. It actively deconstructs any wooden bridges in its vicinity when left alone. Although a direct Pikmin throw to its back will kill it instantly, a Male Sheargrub can also be lead into water to deplete its health rather quickly. Explosions, such as that from bomb rocks, will force a buried sheargrub out of hiding.

In Pikmin: Ultimate Doom
The Male Sheargrub appears in Pikmin: Ultimate Doom. In addition to their presence in several areas, Male Sheargrubs are found on the sublevels of the following caves: one and three of the Dead Den; one, two, and three of the Parasite Pit; one, two, four, and five of the Hole of Glitter; and two, three, and four of the Treacherous Complex.