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[[Image:Skeeter.PNG|frame|right|A '''Skeeter''' on the [[Wet-Dry World]] painting]]
[[Image:Skeeter.PNG|frame|right|A '''Skeeter''' on the [[Wet-Dry World]] painting]]


'''Skeeters''' are giant bugs that float on top of the water in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. There is a Skeeter on the painting of [[Wet-Dry World]]. They're based off actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_strider Water skeeter/strider bugs] that move in the same fashion.
'''Skeeters''' are giant bugs that float on top of the water that were first introduced in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. They have appeared in most of [[Mario]]'s 3-D adventures and are based off Water Striders. They are related to the [[Scuttle Bug]]. Skeeters may not actually be enemies as they do not chase him or hurt him on purpose.


Skeeters reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', although now they are coloured red. They can be found on top of water again, and will zip left and right across the water at high speeds. [[Jump]]ing on them gives you a very high extra jump. Also, a similar enemy appears in [[Super Mario Sunshine]] under the moniker of the Water Strider.
In ''Super Mario 64'' they are seen on the painting of [[Wet-Dry World]] and also are enemies floating aimlessly on the water. When [[Jump]]ed on, Mario get an extra high jump which is useful in reaching high ledges. They look like big blue spiders that plate webbings on their feet and an antennae on its back.
 
Skeeters reappear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' under the name ''Water Strider''. They follow a similiar design to their ''Super Mario 64'' cousins with sharp tipped legs and are found in Bianco Hills. When jumped on Mario propels upward to a height rivaling the [[Rocket Nozzle]]. They also are invunerable and cannot be defeated.
 
Skeeters make another reappearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', once again resembling their ''Super Mario 64'' cousins. There is also a new type of Skeeter that drops cross-bone painted mines which unusually don't explode. They move in 2-D and skate aimlessly atop the water.


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Revision as of 22:51, November 1, 2006

File:Skeeter.PNG
A Skeeter on the Wet-Dry World painting

Skeeters are giant bugs that float on top of the water that were first introduced in Super Mario 64. They have appeared in most of Mario's 3-D adventures and are based off Water Striders. They are related to the Scuttle Bug. Skeeters may not actually be enemies as they do not chase him or hurt him on purpose.

In Super Mario 64 they are seen on the painting of Wet-Dry World and also are enemies floating aimlessly on the water. When Jumped on, Mario get an extra high jump which is useful in reaching high ledges. They look like big blue spiders that plate webbings on their feet and an antennae on its back.

Skeeters reappear in Super Mario Sunshine under the name Water Strider. They follow a similiar design to their Super Mario 64 cousins with sharp tipped legs and are found in Bianco Hills. When jumped on Mario propels upward to a height rivaling the Rocket Nozzle. They also are invunerable and cannot be defeated.

Skeeters make another reappearance in New Super Mario Bros., once again resembling their Super Mario 64 cousins. There is also a new type of Skeeter that drops cross-bone painted mines which unusually don't explode. They move in 2-D and skate aimlessly atop the water.