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==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS''====
[[File:Skeeter64.jpg|170px|thumb|left|A Skeeter in [[Wet-Dry World]] in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
[[File:SkeeterDS.png|150px|thumb|right|A Skeeter seen in ''Super Mario 64 DS''.]]
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====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:SkeeterSMS.png|thumb|left|150px|A Skeeter in ''Super Mario Sunshine''.]]
Skeeters reappear in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', but they are also referred to as '''Pondskaters''' in this game. They follow a similar design to their ''Super Mario 64'' cousins with sharp tipped legs but don't retain it's tail that has a red sphere on it and are found in [[Bianco Hills]]. When jumped on, Mario propels upward to a height rivaling the [[Rocket Nozzle]]. Also, they are resistant to [[F.L.U.D.D.]], as spraying them only made them stop moving for a very short while. The only way to defeat them was to bring a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] onto a lilypad and eat them.
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
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Skeeters make another reappearance in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', but they receive another overhaul in appearance; they are now fat and red, instead of gangly-legged and blue. They appear in two levels, [[World 3-A (
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==Names in Other Languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=メンボ
|JapR=menbo
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==Trivia==
*Skeeters are based off a real-world insect known as the [[Wikipedia:Gerridae|water strider]].
**They also act in a similar way to
*A Skeeter's appearance has differed in every main series game.
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