Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: Vortex22
Just ignore them and keep jumping up... They respawn right after you kill them anyway.
What he said. If they do latch on, just set a power bomb. That will kill the Metroid attached to you and most likely any of it's buddies in the immediate vicinity. If you do have to kill one that way, keep moving. They supposedly take a minute to respawn. Don't even bother trying to fight them the normal way...I learned that to my expense the first time I encountered them. I got owned by them and then got owned by MP even worse in my weakened state.
Good luck with Metroid Prime. That is a tough battle for sure. I beat it a few weeks ago and am in the process of playing through again to get a better percentage...