Splumonkey

"Well then. That's a new one."

- Woodie

Splumonkeys are neutral creatures found in Caves. They live in Barrels and attempt to steal items by knocking an item out of a player's inventory. These items will be dropped upon the death of the Splumonkey, similar to Krampus and Lureplants. Splumonkeys are monkey-like in their appearance and movement, crawling on all fours, much like an ape does in real life. They have red eyes, a unibrow, a tuft of hair on top of their head, and large ears. They have a small body with long, gangly limbs, and large hands and feet. When killed, Splumonkeys drop a Morsel and cave banana addition to any items they have stolen.

Behaviour
Splumonkeys pick Bananas from Cave Banana Trees, berries from berry bushes, and mushrooms on sight. They will also harvest any crops from farms and will also steal items from chests. Their only defense method is to run a away and throw Manure, which damages their enemies. On the death of a Splumonkey or the start of an Earthquake, all Splumonkeys will return to their Barrels.

Splumonkeys tend to hide amongst the shadows, where they can use their ranged attacks against the player. They will run on-screen to knock an item off the player's inventory. They will then run off-screen, then return to pick up the item, which is now on the ground. Splumonkeys will take a Cave Banana as a priority, except when fleeing.

Splumonkeys may decide to follow the player for a while. If the player has any bananas in their inventory, the Splumonkey's chance to follow is increased. Unlike other followers such as Chester or Smallbirds, Splumonkeys never follow to help, only to annoy.

Trivia

 * Then name "Splumonkey" is a  portmanteau of "spelunk" and "monkey."
 * Spawning from a Barrel is a reference to either the toy "Barrel of Monkeys" or the phrase "more fun than a barrel of monkeys".
 * The name "Splumonkey" may be a reference to the indie game Spelunky.
 * They are most likely a reference to the term "Underground Monkey", which refers to the practice of video game role-playing games tending to reuse mob sprites in different areas, placing animals in strange biomes - with the common example being a subterranean monkey enemy.
 * Splumonkeys were inspired by a community suggestion.