Magtail

The Magtail is a lava-tolerant centipede monster that resides in the superheated, volcanic regions about the Great Sea in.

Characteristics and Weaknesses
Magtails slither around rooms, waiting for helpless prey to come close. Upon recognizing a threat, they will stretch out their mandibles, and then slice them down upon their helpless victims. However, direct exposure to the eye of the creatures by a variety of weapons such as the Grappling Hook causes them to curl into a ball of hardened magma. The Magtails, in their stiffened form, can be carried about and used to depress switches (similarly to the Rollobites of ) or the Magtails themselves could be killed, if desired. Water could also be used to force them into a tight, hard spiral; the same effect can be achieved through the use of an Ice Arrow, as well. Magtails take quite a few hits to destroy, considering their strong, natural magma armor.

Trivia

 * If Link needed to dispatch of a Magtail quickly, doing a downward thrust through the Magtail's head, through use of Link's parry ability would be sufficient.
 * The Magtail bears quite the resemblance to the Gohma of the Dragon Roost Cavern, although it is a much simpler, smaller version in relation. The Magtail shares the large mandibles, hard exoskeleton, physical appearance, coloration, and single, vulnerable eye with the gargantuan boss. As such Magtails could be the larva of the Gohma of the Dragon Roost Cavern.
 * Magtail seems to be a fiery relative of the Moldorm enemies, which are known as "Tail" in Japan.