Nid

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Nid
Artwork of a yellow Nid fromDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
First appearance	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance	Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)

Nids, also known asSpringin' Spiders,^[1] are large jumping spiders encountered in the hollow tree stages ofDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and in itsGame Boy sequelDonkey Kong Land III. They act as bouncing platforms and have a plank of wood on them forDixie andKiddy to sit on. LikeArich, Nid's name is derived from "arachnid", a real world class in which spiders belong in.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

A Nid in Springin' Spiders

InDonkey Kong Country 3, Nids only appear in two levels ofKremwood Forest,Barrel Shield Bust-Up andSpringin' Spiders. Only one Nid appears in Barrel Shield Bust-Up, while Nids appear throughout Springin' Spiders. They either hop up and down in a fixed, vertical position or in an arc pattern. Nids appear in yellow and pink variations, with the yellow ones jumping around nonstop while the pink Nids only jump while being sat on. Dixie and Kiddy are usually required to be on a Nid so that it can carry them up to a higher part of the level. Nids sometimes assist the Kongs with reaching aBonus Area. Nids can sometimes injure the Kongs indirectly by bouncing them into aBuzz. The Kongs can carry aBarrel on a Nid, but it usually breaks, even if they hold on to it.

Nids are categorized under the "Terrorfirma Tuff Guys" enemy class inDixie Kong's Photo Album. Despite this classification, Nids do not injure theKongs and are closer in behavior toAnimal Friends.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Nids reappear inDonkey Kong Land III. Because it was released on theGame Boy, Nids do not have color variants, but their behavior is shared with the pink Nids fromDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. Nids appear under the "Baddies" group in the end credits.

Gallery[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! sprite (yellow Nid)
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! sprite (pink Nid)
InDixie Kong's Photo Album
Donkey Kong Land III sprite
Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong sprite

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ニッド^[?] Niddo	Nid
Italian	Aracnomolla^[?]	Arachno-spring

References[edit]

^November 1996.Nintendo Power Volume 90.Nintendo of America (American English). Page 32.

[Edit] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) /Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters	Protagonists	Dixie Kong •Kiddy Kong •Funky Kong •Wrinkly Kong •Swanky Kong •Cranky Kong
	Prisoners	Banana Birds •Banana Queen •Donkey Kong •Diddy Kong •Candy Kong^a •Lanky Kong^a •Tiny Kong^a •Chunky Kong^a
	Animal Friends	Ellie •Enguarde •Parry •Squawks •Squitter •Quawks
	Brothers Bear	Bachelor^a •Baffle •Barnacle •Barter •Bazaar •Bazooka •Benny •Björn •Blizzard •Blue •Blunder •Boomer •Bramble •Brash
	Bosses	Belcha •Arich •Squirt •KAOS •Bleak •Barbos •Kroctopus^a •Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies		Bazuka •Bazza •Booty Bird •Bounty Bass •Bristles •Buzz •Gleamin' Bream •Karbine •Killer bees •Klasp •Knik-Knak •Knocka •Kobble •Koco •Koin •Koindozer •Kopter •Kracka^a •Kremling (boater)^a •Krimp •Kroc •Krumple •Kuchuka •Kuff 'n' Klout •Lemguin •Lurchin •Minkey •Missile shell •Nibbla •Nid •Re-Koil •Skidda •Sneek •Swoopy
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Levels	Lake Orangatanga	Lakeside Limbo •Doorstop Dash •Tidal Trouble •Skidda's Row •Murky Mill •Belcha's Barn
	Kremwood Forest	Barrel Shield Bust-Up •Riverside Race •Squeals on Wheels •Springin' Spiders •Bobbing Barrel Brawl •Arich's Ambush
	Cotton Top Cove	Bazza's Blockade •Rocket Barrel Ride •Kreeping Klasps •Tracker Barrel Trek •Fish Food Frenzy •Squirt's Showdown
	Mekanos	Fire-Ball Frenzy •Demolition Drain-Pipe •Ripsaw Rage •Blazing Bazukas •Low-G Labyrinth •Kaos Karnage
	K3	Krevice Kreepers •Tearaway Toboggan •Barrel Drop Bounce •Krack Shot Kroc •Lemguin Lunge •Bleak's House
	Razor Ridge	Buzzer Barrage •Kong-Fused Cliffs •Floodlit Fish •Pot Hole Panic •Ropey Rumpus •Barbos's Barrier^b •Kroctopus Krush^a
	Pacifica^a	Dingy Drain-Pipe^a •Stormy Seas^a •Sunken Spruce^a •Cliffside Blast^a •Ripcurl Reef^a •Surf's Up^a •Barbos's Barrier
	Kaos Kore	Konveyor Rope Klash •Creepy Caverns •Lightning Lookout •Koindozer Klamber •Poisonous Pipeline •Kastle Kaos
	Krematoa	Stampede Sprint •Criss Kross Cliffs •Tyrant Twin Tussle •Swoopy Salvo •Rocket Rush •Knautilus
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^a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version ^b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version

[Edit] Donkey Kong Land III
Characters		Bear •Dixie Kong •Kiddy Kong •Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends		Ellie •Enguarde •Squawks •Squitter
Bosses		Arich •Barbos •Bleak •KAOS •Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies		Bazuka •Bazza •Booty Bird •Bounty Bass •Bristles •Buzz •Karbine •Klasp •Knocka •Kobble •Koco •Kopter •Krimp •Krumple •Kuchuka •Lemguin •Lurchin •Minky •Nid •Niknak •Rekoil •Skidda •Sneek
Levels	Cape Codswallop	Red Wharf •Seabed Shanty •Ford Knocks •Total Rekoil •Koco Channel •Liftshaft Lottery •Barbos Bastion
	Primate Plains	Coral Quarrel •Minky Mischief •Jetty Jitters •Black Ice Blitz •Riverbank Riot •Miller Instinct •Bleak Magic
	Blackforest Plateau	Rocketeer Rally •Vertigo Verge •Polar Pitfalls •Surface Tension •Tundra Blunda •Redwood Rampage •Arich Attack
	Great Ape Lakes	Jungle Jeopardy •Footloose Falls •Deep Reef Grief •Karbine Kaos •Simian Shimmy •Rockface Chase •Krazy Kaos
	Tin Can Valley	Tropical Tightropes •Clifftop Critters •Rickety Rapids •Bazuka Bombard •Ugly Ducting •Stalagmite Frights •K Rool Duel
	Lost World	Whiplash Dash •Kuchuka Karnage •Haunted Hollows •Rainforest Rumble •Barrel Boulevard •Ghoulish Grotto •K Rools Last Stand
Barrels		Animal Barrel •Barrel •Barrel Cannon •Blast Barrel •Bonus Barrel •DK Barrel •Iron Barrel •Rotatable Barrel •Star Barrel •Warp Barrel
Other items and objects		Banana •Banana Bunch •Bear coin •Bonus Coin •Extra Life Balloon •KONG Letters •Propellerpack •Star •Toboggan
Miscellaneous		Ask Uncle Tusk •Gallery •Glitches •Media •Cards •Pre-release and unused Content •Quotes •Staff