Swamola

Appearing in A Link to the Past and, Swamola is a swamp worm that appears outside of the Misery Mire dungeon in both games, in the Swamp of Evil in the Dark World in the former. It appears to be related to a Lanmola, but it is much smaller and weaker. However, unlike Lanmola it has pincers at the front of its head with which it can cause a lot of damage. It leaps from the slime of the swamp looking for food, and will bite at Link before dropping back into the swamp. It shares its home with Ku.

Trivia

 * The Japanese name for the Swamola is, the name used for Moldorms in the original The Legend of Zelda, while the Japanese name for Moldorm in other games is . Swamolas behave much like the Moldorms of Twilight Princess, which are known as rather than  in Japan.