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|image=[[File:Plasmite mp1 Artwork.png|250px|Plazmite]]
|image=[[File:Plasmite mp1 Artwork.png|250px|Plazmite]]
|caption=A Plazmite
|caption=Artwork of a Plazmite
|game=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''
|game=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''
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|habitat=[[Chozo Ruins]]
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[[File:Plazmite mp1 Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A Plazmite illuminating a [[Chozo Ruins]] hallway]]
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'''Plazmites''' are insects native to [[Tallon IV]]. They are beetle-like in appearance and usually float through hallways in the [[Chozo Ruins]]. The Plazmite has a special ability to store and release thermal energy at will.<ref name="Logbook"/> The insect is attracted to heat sources, which the Plazmite thrives on.<ref name="Logbook"/> They are also carnivorous, however, and fly up and down hallways searching for prey.<ref name="Logbook"/> If a Plazmite feels threatened, it will fly towards its enemy and release thermal energy bursts at it until the threat is dealt with.<ref name="Logbook"/> This feeling is usually triggered by being hit by a [[Beam]] weapon or if one is fired near its zone of comfort. When destroyed, the areas they once lit up become dark.
'''Plazmites''' are insects native to [[Tallon IV]]. They are beetle-like in appearance and usually float through hallways in the [[Chozo Ruins]].
 
==Morphology==
The Plazmite has a special ability to store and release thermal energy at will. Theese insects is attracted to heat sources, which they thrive on. They are also carnivorous, however, and fly up and down hallways searching for prey. If a Plazmite feels threatened, it will fly towards its enemy and release thermal energy bursts at it until the threat is dealt with.<ref name="Logbook"/> This feeling is usually triggered by being hit by a [[Beam]] weapon or if one is fired near its zone of comfort. When destroyed, the areas they once lit up become dark.
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==Logbook==
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==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*Though their name seems to be a portmanteau of "plasma" and "mite", Plazmites are more easily related to real-world {{wp|firefly|fireflies}}.
===Images===
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File:Plazmite (Frigate Orpheon).png|A Plazmite specimen on [[Frigate Orpheon]]
File:Plazmite mp1 Screenshot.jpg|A Plazmite illuminating a hallway in [[Chozo Ruins]]
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==Video==
===Videos===
{{YouTube|8HLm5_YZ8HU|250|left|Plazmites in action.}}
{{YouTube|8HLm5_YZ8HU|250|left|Plazmites in action.}}
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==Trivia==
*Though their name seems to be a portmanteau of "plasma" and "mite," Plazmites are more closely related to real-world {{wp|firefly|fireflies}}.
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{{Foreignname|Japanses|{{hover|ターロンブリンカ|Tāron Burinka}}|Tallon Blinker|Close}}
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[[Category:Chozo Ruins Wildlife]]
[[Category:Chozo Ruins Life Forms]]