Moldorm

are recurring enemies in .
==Characteristics==
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Moldorms in slowly slither around the ground in a random pattern. Link can defeat them by hitting them with his Sword. When defeated, they may drop either a Heart, a Fairy, or one Rupee.
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Moldorms are very rare enemies, being only seen in the Desert Temple and the Pyramid. They act the same as in Four Swords.
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Moldorms in appear in dungeons and in caves accessed with the Mole Mitts. They move erratically and are more resilient than many other enemies, taking two hits from the Four Sword to defeat, and three or more from other Swords.
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Moldorms in appear in the sands of Gerudo Desert, as well as in Quicksand found within the Arbiter's Grounds. They will leap up from the sand to attack Link. He can use the Clawshot to pull them from the ground, leaving them vulnerable to other weapon attacks until they manage to burrow back into the sand. After defeating enough Moldorms, a larger Moldorm will leap from the sand. This variation takes two hits to defeat instead of one.
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Moldorms in reside out of sight underground. They are encountered only when Link enters an underground tunnel with the Mogma Mitts. Striking their tail segment with the Mogma Mitts will destroy the rear segments and increase their movement speed, with three strikes required to defeat them. One appears as a Sub-Boss in the Fire Sanctuary.
==Spinoff appearances==
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In , Moldorms appear in the "Gerudo Moldorm: Defender" Stage. They dig under the sand and spiral towards Link, occasionally jumping out of the sand allowing Link to shoot them. If a Moldorm gets close to Link, it will jump out and damage him, causing him to lose points. 
==Trivia==
*Moldorms' weak spot was inspired by the , while the fluid that sprays from the spot when struck by a Sword was based on an obsession of the effects designer.
==Nomenclature==
Moldorms are known as in Japanese. Swamolas are known as in Japan, just like Moldorms from . Moldorms in and are known as Moldworms in Japan.
==See also==
*Lanmola
*Magtail
*Mini-Moldorm
*Moldworm
*Skytail
*Tailpasaran
*Winder