Wikitroid:Featured article queue/Month 02, 2012

Burrowers are small parasite-type creatures that prowl underground. The main variant of this species can be found in Magmoor Caverns and Phazon Mines. There is also a variant of the species called the Ice Burrower, which is adapted for life in more frigid climates; its habitat is limited to the Phendrana Drifts.

Burrowers dig their tunnels just under the surface, so its movement is easily visible from above. When it detects an approaching threat, it springs several feet into the air from its tunnel and spits a small glob of acid at its target. While it is underground, it cannot be harmed, but once it jumps up, it is vulnerable to even basic weapons fire.

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