Tropical Cannon Beetle

The Tropical Cannon Beetle is a mature lithopod that spits boulders and produces adhesive.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers
The Tropical Cannon Beetle is a fully grown Tropical Cannon Beetle Larva in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers that lives on the large rainforest island in Creature's Quay. It resembles a fusion between a, a Polynesian mask, and an actual coconut. It has a beige carapace with tan hairs hanging from it, four brown, crab-like legs, and a head with strange, tribalesque markings.

The Tropical Cannon Beetle guards the shipwreck where Spelunker's Locker is found. It attacks by spitting boulders that leave behind a trail of sticky tar which can slow down or even trap most Pikmin. Black Pikmin can cross it just fine, however. It is defeated like a typical Armored Cannon Beetle, by throwing a Pikmin into its blowhole and attacking its vulnerable body. Every time it closes, however, it begins spitting globs of tar and then shoots boulders at trapped Pikmin. Upon defeat, the Tropical Cannon Beetle drops the Paradisiacal Morsel.