Scuttlebug

Scuttlebugs are spider-like enemies in the Mario series, appearing in Super Mario 64. They attack the same as Goombas, with the unique behavior of jumping out of holes to infinitely respawn. They appear in Hazy Maze Cave and Big Boo's Haunt.

They appear to be subterranean versions of the Skeeter.

Enemy Environment Reactions
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In haunted levels, Scuttlebugs will hang to the ceilings of stages and fall on the player when they get too close in an attempt to frighten the player. You can see their shadows when they are hanging from the ceiling however, so make sure to keep an eye out.

Scuttlebug Cavern
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Scuttlebug Cavern is an anomalous level that is similar to Hazy Maze Cave, along with other anomalous levels like Pit of Peril and Deep, Deep Void. The level consists of several square like rooms filled with Scuttlebugs, occasionally other enemies appear such as Mr. Is, Boos, Swoops and Monty Moles. There is a reported second area that is said to be a large maze that contains the poison gas from Hazy Maze Cave, although safe areas usually don't appear throughout. The level is also said to contain a boss fight against a supposed Queen Scuttlebug, that is said to be large, pink & continually spawn Scuttlebugs.

Scuttlebug Jamboree
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The Scuttlebug Jamboree is an extremely rare event that can happen in certain Personalized copies of Mario 64. In retail copies Scuttlebugs will appear throughout Hazy Maze Cave, however you can't transport them outside of their native rooms as they get stuck on the door, so if you dreamed of bringing all the Scuttlebugs together for a big jamboree then you'll be disappointed. However through Dynamic Level Rearrangement it can become possible to bring them all together, resulting in a unique music track playing and the Scuttlebugs dancing around the player.