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Given its {{t|Bug}} typing, Shuckle may also draw inspiration from {{wp|scale insect}}s—small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called {{wp|Honeydew (secretion)|honeydew}} that attracts other insects. In particular, it may be based on the ''{{wp|Ceroplastes cirripediformis|barnacle scale}}'', with characteristics of actual {{wp|barnacle}}s. This species is part of the {{wp|Coccidae}} family, also known as "tortoise scales", which may explain Shuckle's resemblance to a {{wp|turtle}} or a {{wp|tortoise}}. It could also be seen as a reference to the {{wp|Fermentation in food processing|food fermentation process}}, with its {{t|Rock}} type alluding to the pottery used to store and ferment aliments in some cultures, and its Pokémon category referring to some fungi used in {{wp|Fungus#Cultured foods|cultured foods}}. | Given its {{t|Bug}} typing, Shuckle may also draw inspiration from {{wp|scale insect}}s—small, shelled parasites that produce a sweet fluid called {{wp|Honeydew (secretion)|honeydew}} that attracts other insects. In particular, it may be based on the ''{{wp|Ceroplastes cirripediformis|barnacle scale}}'', with characteristics of actual {{wp|barnacle}}s. This species is part of the {{wp|Coccidae}} family, also known as "tortoise scales", which may explain Shuckle's resemblance to a {{wp|turtle}} or a {{wp|tortoise}}. It could also be seen as a reference to the {{wp|Fermentation in food processing|food fermentation process}}, with its {{t|Rock}} type alluding to the pottery used to store and ferment aliments in some cultures, and its Pokémon category referring to some fungi used in {{wp|Fungus#Cultured foods|cultured foods}}. | ||
Shuckle may also have been based on certain varieties of {{wp|Mollusca|mollusk}}, as it shares some characteristics with them, including the shell, the muscular but limp-seeming feet, the use of acids to receive food or to break down obstacles, the liking for fermented foods, and living close to the water. Its worm-like aspect may also take inspiration from a {{wp|nematode}}. | Shuckle may also have been based on certain varieties of {{wp|Mollusca|mollusk}}, as it shares some characteristics with them, including the shell, the muscular but limp-seeming feet, the use of acids to receive food or to break down obstacles, the liking for fermented foods, and living close to the water. Its worm-like aspect may also take inspiration from a {{wp|nematode}}. As implied by its association with berries, Pokédex entries along with it being used by Pike Queen [[Lucy]] (a serpentine based Pokémon specialist), it is possible that Shuckle is inspired by {{wp|snake wine}}. | ||
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