Spider (Yoshi's Story)

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Spider
A spider from Yoshi's Story
Artwork of a spider in Yoshi's Story
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)

Spiders[1][2] are enemies encountered in Yoshi's Story. Spiders come down on silk threads and attempt to hurt a Yoshi with their spike-covered bodies. They cannot be defeated with Yoshi eggs, so Yoshis must avoid them. A Yoshi cannot jump through their silk lines. Spiders are found only in Surprise!! and Jungle Hut.

Despite their name, spiders behave more similarly to insect larvae such as caterpillars or bagworms, particularly the oak leaf roller larva, which is known to hang from trees on a thread of silk. Their Japanese name, in fact, references the Japanese word for bagworms. Appearance-wise, they resemble mites, which are animals related to spiders with round bodies and more than six legs.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

  • Shogakukan guide: ブラブラされるとついイライラ。タマゴをてて、っぽらおう。[3](I get annoyed when they hang around. Hit it with an egg and follow it.)

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ミノボン[3]
Minobon
Portmanteau of「蓑虫」(minomushi, bagworm) and「坊」(bon, an affectionate suffix meaning "guy")

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leung, Jason, Terry Munson, and Scott Pelland. Yoshi's Story Player's Guide. Pages 11, 24, 74, 77, and 79.
  2. ^ Yoshi's Story official website (Wayback Archive). Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ a b 「ヨッシーストーリー 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Yoshi's Story Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook), page 5.