Volatile Armored Cannon Beetle

The Volatile Armored Cannon Beetle is a mature lithopod that fires explosive boulders.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator
The Volatile Armored Cannon Beetle is a lithopod family appearing in Pikmin: Sinister Incinerator, although its larval form is absent. This creature is identical in appearance to the Armored Cannon Beetle except for its eyes, which glow red instead of turquoise, and its mouth's interior, which is red and yellow. The boulders it fires from its mouth after inhaling through its blowhole are loaded with bomb rocks and will detonate upon contact with an obstacle or surface, although Pikmin will simply be flattened. Additionally, its boulders roll much faster than those of a standard Armored Cannon Beetle. Throwing a Pikmin to clog a Volatile Armored Cannon Beetle's blowhole while it inhales causes it to open its wing casings and flee, exposing its vulnerable backside to harm. Beware the numerous primed bomb rocks it scatters as it tries to escape.