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.