Volatile Dweevil
Appears in	Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Mandarachnia explodus
Family	Dweevil
Areas	None
Underground areas	Subterranean Complex, Shower Room,Submerged Castle, Hole of Heroes,Dream Den
Challenge Modelevels	Concrete Maze, Cave of Pain, Bully Den
Carry weight	N/A
Max. carriers	N/A
Size	Unknown
Seed worth	N/A
Treasure value	0 Pokos
Attacks	Self-destructs
Hit points	150

The Volatile Dweevil is an enemy in Pikmin 2. At first glance, they appear to be bomb-rocks with legs, but are actually Dweevilsthat have picked up bomb-rocks, much like how other members of the Dweevil family pick up treasures and corpses; unlike other members of that family, Volatile Dweevils are known only to carry bomb-rocks, and are never seen without one.

A Volatile Dweevil's bomb-rock will start the count-down fuse as soon as the creature is startled, and it will chase captains andPikmin until the bomb explodes, killing itself and anything else caught in the blast. With that in mind, the best way to deal with a Volatile Dweevil is simply to run away from it until it blows up. They cannot be directly attacked unless petrified, which also freezes the bomb-rock in mid-detonation, making it useful in an emergency but often impractical because it wastes a spray on an enemy which will drop no corpse.

In terms of gameplay, Volatile Dweevils are more-so hazards than enemies. They can unexpectedly drop form the ceiling and are often found around treasures, making them extremely dangerous to Pikmin attempting to retrieve the treasure.