Wooden Shearwig

The Wooden Shearwig is a species of mandiblard that is made of wood and has a severe weakness to fire.

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The Wooden Shearwig is a winged member of the mandiblard family. They inhabit only wood and sawdust, burrowed under its surface, emerging only when something such as Pikmin or leaders set foot on or near it. When this happens, they appear in droves and mercilessly ravage their prey. Some Wooden Shearwigs prefer to crawl towards their prey, but others like to swoop down at them from the air. They continue to attack the offending Pikmin and leaders so long as they remain on or near their territory, and when left alone, they return to their home to quickly repopulate in preparation for when they are next disturbed. Compared to the innumerable quantity of Wooden Shearwigs that infest wooden surfaces, the populations of those that inhabit sawdust and smaller wooden objects are far smaller, and finite.

Beyond its standard body shape and size, the most remarkable feature of a Wooden Shearwig is its brown, woody exoskeleton; other than that, it has reddish-brown eyes, beige wings, and large mandibles.

While Wooden Shearwigs can be killed easily by swarming them or instantly by throwing a Pikmin directly on top of them, their exoskeletons render them extremely vulnerable to fire, them burning up quickly after exposure to it. They are surprisingly resilient to harm despite their small size, and their sheer numbers make them exceedingly dangerous. The pure ferocity of Wooden Shearwigs prevents them from fleeing when sufficiently wounded. As they remain hidden and docile while undisturbed, the only way to avoid the wrath of a Wooden Shearwig swarm is to avoid encroaching on their territory by finding a path around it rather than over it. No matter the cause of death, a Wooden Shearwig's remains are irrecoverable, as they harmlessly splinter apart normally and disintegrate into ash upon burning to death.