They are present in levels such as

Apparently you can get invisiwall’d (?) off of them… (video from Mines)

Name

  • at a glance, they don’t seem to be mentioned in the Croc 2 PC/PS1 manuals
  • their “debug name” is Guidable Platform (cave) (source)
  • Thermospore tends to call them “magic platforms”
  • they are called “flying platforms” in a prima strategy guide (source)