Cloaking Burrow-nit

Cloaking Burrow-nits are enemies in Pikmin 2. They are found partially buried, and wriggle up to the surface when encountered to eat Pikmin, which they achieve by reaching out with a long proboscis. They eat Pikmin only one at a time, and rather slowly, meaning that it is not difficult to avoid losing many in battle with these creatures. Cloaking Burrow-nits are located in all above ground areas except the Perplexing Pool, and are best defeated by swarming or by throwing Purple Pikmin in order to stun them. They are invulnerable to anything from the back, where their exoskeleton provides protection, even from the boulders of Lithopods (Cannon Beetles).