Axcalivlet

The Axcalivlet species of Excalivlet has evolved to grow strange tusks. They are able to slice upward and downward with them. Upon spotting Pikmin possessing buds or flowers, an Axcalivlet will shuffle over to it and attempt to cut off their growth, reverting that Pikmin back to leaf stage. Once this is done, the Axcalivlet will swiftly chop that Pikmin in half, down the center of their body. Oddly, an Axcalivlet will ignore leaf-stage Pikmin until there are no more Pikmin with buds or flowers in the vicinity. Axcalivlets are durable, but do not take long to defeat if faced with a decent horde of Pikmin. When defeated, an Axcalivlet will deteriorate into a pile of fur that is subsequently blown away by the wind.