Moldorm (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

Moldorms, sometimes known as Mini Moldorms  or Mini-Moldorms  to distinguish from the boss, are recurring enemies first found in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. They are big-headed caterpillar-like creatures that usually scurry around erratically.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Mini Moldorms are beige and appear in underground caves in Hyrule, most prominently at Death Mountain. Earlier, a cave near Lake Hylia contains them, albeit separated from Link via pits. In the Dark World, they can be found in Skull Woods.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Mini Moldorms are mostly black and appear in dungeons and caves throughout the game. In Link's Awakening DX, they have green details, while in remake, they have their design from A Link Between Worlds. They debut in the Tail Cave, which is themed after them, with the Tail Key and shape of the dungeon itself having one's likeness.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages
Moldorms appear throughout both The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, debuting in Poison Moth's Lair in the former and appearing primarily outside dungeons in the latter. The former game also features the remains of one called the Black Beast which can be found on an island at the Western Coast and resurrected with a Mystery Seed. Despite having miniboss music, it functions as a normal Moldorm and gives the X-Shaped Jewel when beaten.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
In The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, Mini-Moldorms, known here as Tails, can be randomly-generated or appear in scripted battles, appearing in every stage. They are black with a pair of red eyes, a pair of golden pincers, several golden legs, and a golden hook at the end of the tail.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
In The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Mini Moldorms appear in the Desert Temple and Pyramid and resemble the Moldorm boss in A Link to the Past, but much smaller. Their graphics are at a much higher resolution than most graphics their size in the game. They appear to have a weak tail end visually, but in reality, they act exactly the same as the Mini Moldorm enemies from the previous games.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
In The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Moldorms appear as they do in Four Swords, albeit with a single cyan eye and without the various golden protrusions. They appear primarily in dungeons and tunnels accessible via Digging Mitts. When hit with a weapon, their heads will spin around in several complete circles before they start moving again. Compared to most enemies, they have a fairly high probability of dropping a green Kinstone fragment upon defeat.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
In The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Moldorms are teal with pink weak tail ends and resemble centipedes. They are also larger and move much slower, having five segments at roughly the same size as each other. It takes three hits from the normal sword to defeat them. They first appear in the Temple of Courage.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
In The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Mini-Moldorms appear as they do in A Link to the Past, but now look different depending on whether they are in Hyrule or Lorule. The former type has a yellow-orange body, dull yellow-green fuzzy rim on the underside, and white eyes with black dots for pupils, while the latter type has a purple body, bright green rim, and yellow eyes with black rings for pupils.