Male Skitterwig

The Skitterwig is a skitterling that, unlike most other members of the family it is part, does not hide whilst disguised as its respective object, but moves almost constantly instead. It shakes its vibrant green bristles from side to side as it moves around. Its own body is hard to see through its hairlike bristles, though its bright red eyes are almost immediately perceptible among the bristles. It is found crawling along narrow ledges and pathways it deems sturdy, using the strong, virtually indestructible bristles on its tail, held high above its head, as protection. When a Skitterwig reaches one end of its route, it will turn around and continue on its way until reaching the opposite end to repeat the process. Pikmin and leaders that touch a Skitterwig are not directly harmed, but rather are pushed aside in the direction the bristles were moving at that moment, usually off of the insect's narrow territory and send plummeting down below. Skitterwigs can not be killed through conventional means, and only fire exposure, causing it to fall from its perch, or crushing it will kill it.