Sandbelching Meerslug

The Sandbelching Meerslug (オオスナフラシ?) is a boss in Pikmin 3 and the third major boss encountered in story mode. It is a light brown, amphibian-like creature resembling a lamprey, with very small eyes, thick purple lips and two rows of large, sharp teeth. Further down its body, it gets wider and harbors spike-like protrusions. It is one of the largest Pikmin bosses to date.
Upon attempting to dig up the cell phone in the middle of the arena, the Meerslug appears from beneath the sand, eats the phone, and begins to attack the leaders and the Pikmin. It tunnels beneath the side, causing waves of sand to appear across the surface, which signifies its location. It will try to trap and eat Pikmin by creating a sinkhole in the sand that sucks them in. The eating attack it performs at the bottom of its sinkhole does the most damage to leaders out of any attack in the game, taking out 30% of a leader's health in a single chomp. It can also spit balls of sand, which can plant Pikmin. These planted Pikmin can still be eaten by the Meerslug. Upon its defeat, it will spit out the phone as well as the Crimson Banquet, which breaks into pieces upon hitting the ground.
Recovering its corpse can prove to be a difficult task at times. Due to the game's physics, it is possible for the creature to flail intensely[1], and at times, it can get stuck inside a wall, unable to be carried.[2]
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures