Female Sheargrub

Female Sheargrubs are mandiblards that, unlike the members of the opposing gender, are scavengers. They do not attack leaders or Pikmin, although they still chase them. As with Male Sheargrubs, however, they chew apart stick bridges, stopping only if they are confronted or reduce the bridge to the bundle it was initially found as. In and, they suffocate in water. In, they can regenerate health while buried.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 251
Female Sheargrubs return in Pikmin 251 and are slightly faster than they were in.

In Pikmin 2: New Year
The Female Sheargrub appears in Pikmin 2: New Year. It retains its behaviors but has a slightly pinker exoskeleton.

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

In Pikmin Eco
The Female Sheargrub appears in Pikmin Eco as the harmless counterpart to the Male Sheargrub, and is often found in larger numbers compared to the males. Even so, they pose little to no threat to leaders or their Pikmin. The most damage they can do is damage pre-made wooden bridges.

In Pikmin Forever
In Pikmin Forever, Female Sheargrubs usually appear alongside the Male Sheargrub. Female sheargrubs are graphically and behaviorally advanced. It gives off a very dim, pinkish glow in dark areas. Although they are unable to harm Pikmin, they will seek out nearby nectar to sip up. In fact, early in the day, Female Sheargrubs may be witnessed roaming the area in search of naturally-occurring nectar near nectar weeds and other vegetation. They can be brought above ground forcefully by a Purple Pikmin if they are thrown onto the spot where they reside. They can only burrow in soft places like dirt. If killed, they will drop zero to two small droplets of nectar, which flower two Pikmin each.

In Pikmin V
The Female Sheargrub appears in Pikmin V, completely unaltered from other games. It can only destroy bridges in Silent Woods, as the ones in Savannah Wilds are made of fragments. Brittany's notes provide a different explanation for the than, drawing a parallel to  's.

In Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War
Female Sheargrubs appear in Pikmin: The Bulblaxian War and are easy to defeat. They are found in the Temple of Ice.

In Pikmin: Dimensional Breach
Female Sheargrubs in Pikmin: Dimensional Breach appear alongside their male, winged, and swarming relatives. They are still unable to harm Pikmin, but they will deconstruct stick bridges and climbing sticks. After obtaining his special upgrade, Louie can control them and use them to build the very things they exist to destroy.

In Pikmin: Redemption
In Pikmin: Redemption, Female Sheargrubs are more evolved and can fly for brief periods. They are still cannon fodder, though.

In Pikmin: The Story Untold
The Female Sheargrub is the most common enemy in Pikmin: The Story Untold. These appear in every area and cave.

In Pikmin: Treacherous Treasures
The Female Sheargrub (ウジンコ♀, lit.: "Parrot Maggot ♀") is a docile mandiblard appearing in Pikmin: Treacherous Treasures. It is a white grub-like creature with small mandibles. After appearing from the ground, be it by burrowing out or when plucked from under Flukeweeds, it slowly crawls towards Pikmin and leaders, but can't do anything to them except push them around. 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 Female 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.