Buzzbite

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Buzzbite
Concept art of Buzzbite from Donkey Kong Country Returns
Concept artwork
First appearanceDonkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Latest appearanceDonkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)
Variants
Comparable

Buzzbites are insect-like enemies inDonkey Kong Country Returns and itsNintendo 3DS andNintendo Switch ports. They inhabit several levels of the game, namelyJagged Jewels,Vine Valley, andFive Monkey Trial. Buzzbites rapidly rotate their legs around their stubby bodies in order to move along platforms, walls, and grassy layers. Their appearance is that of a purple colored beetle with cream and violet striped legs. TheDonkey Kong Country ReturnsPrima guide claims that Buzzbites are completely indestructible,[1] whereas they can actually be defeated with abarrel. Buzzbites will harmDonkey Kong andDiddy Kong upon direct contact and drain a heart from their health counter, but can be avoided with a jump.

Firebites are an alternate version of Buzzbites that can only be encountered inPerilous Passage. Though they behave the same as Buzzbites, they also leave short fire trails behind them.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseグルット[?]
Gurutto		From「グルグル」(guruguru, an onomatopoeia for spinning) and possibly "tot"
Chinese(Simplified)旋旋虫[?]
Xuán xuán chóng		Trichinella
Chinese(Traditional)旋旋蟲[?]
Xuán xuán chóng		Trichinella
DutchBuzzbite[?]-
ItalianPunzolo[?]Possibly frompunzar (the Spanish verb "to puncture") and the Italian diminutive-olo
Korean빙글바이트[?]
Bing-geulbaiteu		Buzzbite
Portuguese(Brazilian)Zumbicho[2]Fromzumbido ("buzz") andbicho ("critter")
Spanish(European)Zumbicho[?]Fromzumbido ("buzzing sound") andbicho ("bug")

References[edit]

  1. ^"You can’t defeat them. Just jump over them, since they will cause harm if they touch you." – Knight, Michael.Donkey Kong Country Returns Prima Official Game Guide.Prima Games (American English). ISBN978-0-307-47102-4. Page 26.
  2. ^Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - Galeria de Imagens / Image Gallery (Português).Imgur. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
Donkey Kong Country Returns /Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D /Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
CharactersPlayableDonkey Kong •Diddy Kong •Dixie Kongc
SupportingCranky Kong •Rambi •Squawks •Super Kong •Tutorial Pig •Whale •Wigglevine
BossesMugly (Krazy Kalimba) •Scurvy Crew (The Maraca Gang) •Stu (Gong Oh) •Mole Miner Max/Mole Train (Banjo Bottom) •Mangoruby (Wacky Pipes) •Thugly (Xylobone) •Colonel Pluck (Cordian) •Tiki Tong
OtherElephant •Giraffe •Zebra
Enemies and obstaclesTiki Tak TribeFireball •Flaming Tiki Buzz •Giga Goro Ball •Screaming Pillar •Screaming Pillar (big) •Tiki Boing •Tiki Bomber •Tiki Buzz •Tiki Doom •Tiki Goon •Tiki Pilot •Tiki Pop •Tiki Seeker •Tiki Tank •Tiki Tong Tower •Tiki Torch •Tiki Tork •Tiki Zing •Tiki Zing (big) •Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
OtherAck •AckStack •Ape-Eating Plant •Awk •Big Squeekly •Bonehead Jed •Bopapodamus •Bowling bird •BuckBomb •BuckBot •Buzzbite •Cageberry •Char-Char •Chomp •Chū Komorin •Electrasquid •Electroid •Fireball •Firebite •Frogoon •Giant Chomp •Giga Rangwi •Green Chomp •Hopgoon •Hothead Jed •Humzee •Jellybob •Kowalee •Leaping flame •Mimic •Mole Guard •Mole Miner •Muncher •Pinchly •Rawk •Ready-Bots (Pogobot ·Pyrobot) •Rentamaguma •Robobee •Shooting Chomp •Skellirex •Skittler •Skittler Pillar •Skullyrex •Snaggles •Snippys •Squeekly •Squiddicus •Squidly •Stilts •Toothberry •Wiggle •Yellow Snaggles
ObjectsItemsBanana •Banana Bunch •Banana Coin •Banana Juice •Banana Mirror •Crash Guardb •Green Balloonb •Hanging vine •Heart •Heart Boost •K-O-N-G Letters •Map Key •Puzzle Piece •Rare Orb •Red Balloon
BarrelsBarrel Cannon •Blast Barrel •DK Barrel •Regular Barrel •Slot Machine Barrel
MiscellaneousBag •Container •Green surface •Rambi Crate •Red and blue blocks •Tire •Mole Train •Spiked shaft (Jagged Jewels)b •Spiked shaft (Tiki Tong Terror) •Trapdoor •Tar pit
VehiclesMine Cart •Rocket Barrel
MovesBarrel Jet •Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) •Blow •Charge •Cling •Crouch •Grab •Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) •Jump •Kong Roll •Peanut Popgun •Run •Helicopter Spinc
LevelsJungle1-1:Jungle Hijinxs • 1-2:King of Cling • 1-3:Tree Top Bop • 1-4:Sunset Shore • 1-5:Canopy Cannons • 1-6:Crazy Cart • 1-K:Platform Panic • 1-B:Mugly's Mound
Beach2-1:Poppin' Planks • 2-2:Sloppy Sands • 2-3:Peaceful Pier • 2-4:Cannon Cluster • 2-5:Stormy Shore • 2-6:Blowhole Bound • 2-7:Tidal Terror • 2-K:Tumblin' Temple • 2-B:Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins3-1:Wonky Waterway • 3-2:Button Bash • 3-3:Mast Blast • 3-4:Damp Dungeon • 3-5:Itty Bitty Biters • 3-6:Temple Topple • 3-K:Shifty Smashers • 3-B:Ruined Roost
Cave4-1:Rickety Rails • 4-2:Grip 'n' Trip • 4-3:Bombs Away • 4-4:Mole Patrol • 4-5:Crowded Cavern • 4-K:Jagged Jewels • 4-B:The Mole Train
Forest5-1:Vine Valley • 5-2:Clingy Swingy • 5-3:Flutter Flyaway • 5-4:Tippin' Totems • 5-5:Longshot Launch • 5-6:Springy Spores • 5-7:Wigglevine Wonders • 5-8:Muncher Marathon • 5-K:Blast & Bounce • 5-B:Mangoruby Run
Cliff6-1:Sticky Situation • 6-2:Prehistoric Path • 6-3:Weighty Way • 6-4:Boulder Roller • 6-5:Precarious Plateau • 6-6:Crumble Canyon • 6-7:Tippy Shippy • 6-8:Clifftop Climb • 6-K:Perilous Passage • 6-B:Thugly's Highrise
Factory7-1:Foggy Fumes • 7-2:Slammin' Steel • 7-3:Handy Hazards • 7-4:Gear Getaway • 7-5:Cog Jog • 7-6:Switcheroo • 7-7:Music Madness • 7-R:Lift-off Launch • 7-K:Treacherous Track • 7-B:Feather Fiend
Volcano8-1:Furious Fire • 8-2:Hot Rocket • 8-3:Roasting Rails • 8-4:Smokey Peak • 8-5:Bobbing Basalt • 8-6:Moving Melters • 8-7:Red Red Rising • 8-K:Five Monkey Trial • 8-B:Tiki Tong Terror
Cloudb9-1:Crushin' Columnsb • 9-2:Gushin' Geysersb • 9-3:Spiky Surpriseb • 9-4:Mischievous Molesb • 9-5:Topsy Turvyb • 9-6:Tar Ball Fallb • 9-7:Robo Factoryb • 9-8:Lavawheel Volcanob • 9-1a/9-9b:Golden Temple
Further infoDonkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track •Extras (image names in other languages) •Gallery (3D ·HD) •Iwata Asks • "Mine Menace" •Staff (3D ·HD)
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