Hermit Crawmad
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| Scientific name | Camabarus rustica | ||
| Family | Crawmad | ||
The Hermit Crawmad lives its life in a hole and emerges when prey approaches. With a quick lunge, they catch their target, reel back, and feed on it in its burrow.
In fanon games
This is where users type their version of the Hermit Crawmad.
In Pikmin 251
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This article or section presents information pertaining to Pikmin 251, a Pikmin 2 ROM hack created by PikHacker. |
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Crawmad | ||
| Areas | None | ||
| Caves | Aquatic Depths, Steel Catacombs, Arachnid Asylum, Subterranean Sands, Cryptic Kitchen, Pit of Misfortune, Endless Abyss, Doom Den, Perilous Pipeline | ||
| Challenge Mode stages | Gambler's Den, Shaded Cove, Perilous Pipeline, The Gauntlet | ||
| Battle Mode stages | None | ||
| Carry weight | 8 | ||
| Max. carriers | 15 | ||
| Poko value |  × 4
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| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
The Hermit Crawmad appears in Pikmin 251. It appears exactly as it does in Pikmin 2.
Notes
Olimar's observations
- “These strange crustaceans live in burrows they dig underground. They particularly like aquatic habitats, like quite a few creatures on this planet. The way they draw Pikmin one at a time into their hole is quite unsettling. I can't imagine what happens to pikmin it grabs.”
Cookin' with Louie
- “Seafood like this is hard to beat. With meat like this, the more seasoning, the better! Don't stop, just cover it! Endless flavor!”
In Pikmin Eco
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| Scientific name | Camabarus rustica | ||
| Family | Crawmad | ||
| Areas | Shimmering Seaside, Bounty Canopy | ||
| Caves | Aquatic Palace, Illuminated Tunnels, Bone Cove, Sea Geyser, River of Roots, Explorer's Exit | ||
| Carry weight | 5 10 (Shimmering Seaside) | ||
| Max. carriers | 10 20 (Shimmering Seaside) | ||
| Seed worth | 8 | ||
| Poko value | × 3
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| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
The Hermit Crawmad is a crustacean that appears in numerous areas throughout Pikmin Eco. Their behavior mirrors that of Pikmin 3: they are found in shallow holes often by a body of water. They remain stationary in these holes until a leader or their Pikmin wander too close, to which they will emerge, and after a while, lunge out and attempt to catch its prey. If successful it will drag them back to its den to eat. Unlike any other enemy, there are two different types of Hermit Crawmad found; those found in Shimmering Seaside are twice as big as those found in Bounty Canopy or anywhere else.
Notes
In-game entry
- “It's highly interesting how much of a size difference there is between saltwater crawmads and freshwater crawmads. Those found along the coastline are fairly large in stature as forest-dwelling specimens are half the size. It is suggested that this results from the cramped conditions within the forest as opposed to the open sea. If this is correct, then it would also explain other variations of size between other species found in the ecosystem.”
In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
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| Scientific name | Camabarus rustica | ||
| Family | Crawmad | ||
| Areas | Creature's Quay | ||
| Caves | Collapsed Reef | ||
| Carry weight | 5 | ||
| Max. carriers | 10 | ||
| Seed worth | 8 | ||
| Poko value | × 3
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| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers, the Hermit Crawmad acts identical to its Pikmin 3 incarnation. Some Hermit Crawmads can be encountered nesting within the holes that allow for further exploration in caves and must be defeated or tricked into lunging before the hole can be entered.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “This crustacean is capable of living in fresh, brackish, and salt water. It is incredibly versatile and preys on creatures that dare linger near its burrow. Notably, this solitary creature descended from the lineage of hermit crabs, and relies on a den rather than a shell for protection of its fleshy underside.”
Louie's notes
- “Suprisingly goes very well with chocolate, having some warm milk chocolate on standby for dipping this creature's meat in as you eat it is practically a necessity.”
In Pikmin: Ultimate Doom
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Crawmad | ||
| Areas | Crystal Falls | ||
| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
Hermit Crawmads appears in Pikmin: Ultimate Doom. Underground, they are found on sublevel three of Perilous Cavern, sublevels one through four of Watery Catacombs, and sublevels three, four, and five of Aquatic Den.
In Pikmin: The Winds of Light
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| Scientific name | Unknown | ||
| Family | Crawmad | ||
| Attacks | Eats Pikmin | ||
The Hermit Crawmad appears in Pikmin: The Winds of Light, and two can be encountered at the Spring of Serenity.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “Strangely, this is the only creature that varies in size wherever I go. Other creatures appear to be exact copies of each other and are never different. Even then, the Hermit Crawmads are exact copies of each other, just in a different size. Just so peculiar!”