Shimmering Whiskerpoddler

Rare enemies in Pikmin: New World. They look nearly identical to Ravenous Whiskerpillars except with larger feet for walking on solid ground and different colouration. They have a purple back and brown sides. They have a shiny black and white saddle in between their head and body. They also have black-and-yellow zebra stripes on their collars and a cream coloured belly. The inside of their mouth is a shiny blue that is induced by the metal on their mouthparts. They are harmless but if seen should be killed immediately. Their bodies are worth 40 pikmin and they will drop six droplets of nectar when killed. However, they are extremely fast and will immediately vanish after their first charge. Because of this, it is very nessecary to sneak up on them. To do so, one must do some detective work. Their prescence on a floor can be told by looking at metallic-blue shining bite marks in low growing plants. These will close up after a while so if they are seen it means that one has passed by very recently. They normally walk about rather slowly so they will be quite easy to find if these bites are found. If seen, chucking pikmin at it repeatedly should slow down its charge to a mere staggering walk. A single pikmin thrown on top of it should kill it when in this state. They are found in most tree climb dungeons, but not often.

Olimar's Notes
" Plants found in certain environments provide most of the food for this rare terrestrial species. These plants are very high in mineral content, which is why its mouthparts and digestive system are pasted with silvery zinc, aluminum and platinum. Its brilliantly coloured body is a result of natural dyes created from the clay it ingests while feeding on these plants. the paste on its mouthparts often spreads onto whatever plant it bites onto, where it rapidly crystalizes into solid metal. This crystalization process passes over quite quickly, meaning that