Trapdoor-nit

The Trapdoor-nit is a species of burrow-nit that hides under its crystal armor to prey on Pikmin.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Decayed Leaf
The Trapdoor-nit is one of the newer creatures encountered in Pikmin: Decayed Leaf. The creature is a new evolution of the Cloaking Burrow-nit. However, this creature now features a crystalized shell instead of its usual hard exoskeleton. It will hide in the ground until Pikmin approach it, and once they do, the Trapdoor-nit will pop out and thrust its proboscis out at them. To defeat a Trapdoor-nit, a captain should use Rock Pikmin to destroy its shell, causing the creature will hide away underground and disappear. Dart Pikmin can also break through the shell, though it is ineffective. The Trapdoor-nit mainly appears in caves and dens.