Tumbling Maloov

The Tumbling Maloov is an enemy appearing in Pikmin X: Deep Freeze. It is a creature that is shaped like a big wheel and has two yellows eyes on each side of its center, covered in sticky green slime. It aimlessly rolls around inside caves, bouncing off walls, and any Pikmin that are caught underneath it will be crushed. Thrown Pikmin will also get stuck on its sticky slime unless they are thrown directly at the creature's eyes, which are its weak spot. When defeated, most of the slime dissolves into the earth, allowing its internal shell to be carried away.

Olimar's notes

 * "The tumbling maloov demonstrates a natural phenomenon called neoteny, in which traits that are typically seen only in juvenile specimens are retained throughout the creature's entire life. This massive animal is more or less a scaled-up version of the typical sludge-shell larva, with a tightly curled body that secretes a thick, slippery fluid. Like a wheel covered in flypaper, it needs only to roll over edible material to absorb it into its slimy covering, where it is quickly redistributed towards its mouth by the creature's constant rolling motion."