Sandbelching Meerslug

The Sandbelching Meerslug is a light brown eel-like creature resembling a. Upon attempting to dig up an object, such as the Folded Data Glutton, buried in its arena, the meerslug appears from beneath the sand, eats the object, and begins to attack the leaders and the Pikmin there. It quickly tunnels under the sand to pursue them, and although it does not show itself while on the move, the sand above it bulges upward, indicating its location. It will then follow up by emerging from the sand, where it will spit sand balls and at the same time be left vulnerable, or burrow deeper into the sand and create a sinkhole to bring Pikmin and leaders down to its mouth, where they are eaten at a considerable rate. Its few basic attacks can be executed in several ways, and become more dangerous as the creature's health dwindles: it may spit arcing sand boulders that, depending on size and frequency, can bury many Pikmin; at about half-health, it may spiral around the arena, and turn the whole location into a sinkhole; lastly, below half-health, it may abruptly come to a stop and create a sinkhole so steep that it is impossible to escape from. Pikmin that are buried by the creature's sand boulders can be eaten by it, and bomb rocks held by a Pikmin that is buried will instantly detonate. Leaders that are bitten by the Sandbelching Meerslug will suffer heavy damage. When damaged sufficiently or fed a bomb rock, the meerslug will be forced from the ground and lay still, stunned; after some moments, it burrows back into the ground and resumes its assault.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin E: The Next Adventure
The Sandbelching Meerslug serves as a miniboss in Pikmin E: The Next Adventure, fought once in the Dusty Dunes. It is a species of meerslug and behaves identically to its incarnation.