Shaggy Long Legs

The Shaggy Long Legs is a member of the Arachnorb Family featured in Pikmin 3 that is found in the Tropical Wilds and the Distant Tundra. The tropical version has black hairs on its central orb and on its knees while the arctic version has white hairs instead. Without its hair, it looks very similar to the Baldy Long Legs.

Behavior
Like most other Arachnorbs, themain mode of attack of the Shaggy Long Legs is the constant stomping of its four massive legs but unlike other Arachnorbs, the hairs on its central orb prevent Pikmin from damaging it. The captains must then launch the Pikmin on its legs when they aren't stomping in order for them to climb the legs and attack the hairs on the knees, when a ball of hair is removed, the Pikmin will fall and the Shaggy Long Legs will lose health and some of the hair it has on its central orb. Once all the balls of hair are removed, the Pikmin can attack the central ball until its death. The Shaggy Long Legs will periodically alternate between two area and it is useful to have a captain and a group of Pikmin in each of these area to kill it in less time. The arctic version will alternate between land and water however and Blue Pikmin should be used to kill it rapidly.

Trivia

 * The Shaggy Long Legs is one of the few exceptions in which Rock Pikmin can latch onto things.
 * The Shaggy Long Legs is the only miniboss in Pikmin 3 that doesn't appear in Mission Mode, Baldy Long Legs takes its place instead.
 * By utilizing a sequence break in the cave where Captain Brittany discovers the Yellow Pikmin, it is possible to fight the Shaggy Long Legs with unlimited time.