Bogus Barnacle
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| Family | Chrysanthemum |
The Bogus Barnacle is a species of chrysanthemum that resembles a barnacle.
In fanon games
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In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
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| Scientific name | Taraxacum lithorostrum | ||
| Family | Chrysanthemum | ||
| Caves | Spelunker's Locker | ||
| Carry weight | 6 | ||
| Max. carriers | 12 | ||
| Poko value |  × 7
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| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
The Bogus Barnacle is an enemy in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers. It resembles a Creeping Chrysanthemum's Pikmin 2 incarnation, but blue and with a suction-like bottom. Its arms are thin and translucent, and its eyestalks can retract into its body. Most striking is its tusked mouth, which resembles a goose barnacle. It sticks to the ceiling of its dwelling, indicated by a shadow on the ground. When approached, it will fall to the ground and lurch towards the squad. Unlike its garden relative, the Bogus Barnacle can outstretch its neck to catch Pikmin from farther away. It cannot accidentally stun itself either, but it does often lose sight of the squad due to its habit of retracting its eyestalks involuntarily.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “Although resembling an animal, this creature is but a really advanced plant in the Ambuloradicis class. While plants in this taxonomic group are defined by exhibiting animalistic qualities, the bogus barnacle takes it further. It most notably has melanin as its epidermis-coloring pigment rather than chlorophyll, meaning it is possible to find albino specimens in the wild. This is unique in the world of botany, and surprising too, as its DNA is more closely comparable to the more primitive chrysanthemum mimics.”
Louie's notes
- “I'd say put the chopped creature in a soup with lemongrass and winter melon chunks. The ensuing dish harbors both Piktamin U and proteins just by the plant-animal alone.”
Ship's comments
- “I guess I should just count my blessings; there's no such thing as, "space barnacles" yet. Those would be a pain to scrape off my hull if they were real.”