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-{{species-infobox
+{{species infobox
 |image=[[File:Buzzbite.png|200px|center|Concept artwork featuring two '''Buzzbites''']]
 |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]])
 |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
-|derived_species=[[Firebite]]
+|variants=[[Firebite]]
 }}
-'''Buzzbites'''<ref>"Critters 2 Gallery" in the "Extras" section of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''.</ref> are insect-like enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They inhabit several levels of the game, namely [[Jagged Jewels]], [[Vine Valley (level)|Vine Valley]], and [[Five Monkey Trial]]. Buzzbites rapidly rotate their legs around their stubby bodies in order to move along platforms, walls, and grassy layers. Their appearance is that of a violet colored [[wikipedia:Arthropod|arthropod]] with cream and indigo striped legs. The ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide claims that Buzzbites are completely indestructible<ref>"''You can’t defeat them. Just jump over them, since they will cause harm if they touch you.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 26.</ref>, whereas they can actually be defeated with a [[barrel]] or by falling into lava. Buzzbites will harm [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] upon direct contact and drain a heart from their health counter, but can be avoided with a jump.
+'''Buzzbites''' are insect-like enemies in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''. They inhabit several levels of the game, namely [[Jagged Jewels]], [[Vine Valley (level)|Vine Valley]], and [[Five Monkey Trial]]. Buzzbites rapidly rotate their legs around their stubby bodies in order to move along platforms, walls, and grassy layers. Their appearance is that of a violet colored beetle with cream and indigo striped legs. The ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] guide claims that Buzzbites are completely indestructible<ref>"''You can’t defeat them. Just jump over them, since they will cause harm if they touch you.''" Knight, Michael. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [[Prima Games|Prima]] Official Game Guide. Page 26.</ref>, whereas they can actually be defeated with a [[barrel]]. Buzzbites will harm [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] upon direct contact and drain a heart from their health counter, but can be avoided with a jump.
 [[Firebite]]s are an alternate version of Buzzbites that can only be encountered in [[Perilous Passage]]. Though they behave the same as Buzzbites, they also leave short fire trails behind them.
-==Trivia==
+==Names in other languages==
-*Buzzbites are shown with eyes in their gallery artwork, but they do not have eyes during gameplay.
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=グルット
+|JapR=Gurutto
+|JapM=From「グルグル」(''guruguru'', an onomatopoeia for spinning) and possibly "tot"
+|Ita=Punzolo
+|ItaM=Possibly from "punzar" (the Spanish verb "to puncture") and the Italian diminutive "-olo"
+|SpaE=Zumbicho
+|SpaEM= From "zumbido" (buzzing sound) and "bicho" (bug)
+}}
 ==References==
 <references/>
 {{DKCR}}
-[[Category:Insects]]
+[[Category:Beetles]]
-[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns Enemies]]
+[[Category:Donkey Kong Country Returns enemies]]