Diamond Cannon Beetle

The Diamond Cannon Beetle is a mature lithopod that shoots crystal nodules.

=In fanon games=

In Pikmin 2... Again?
The Diamond Cannon Beetle is a mature lithopod in Pikmin 2... Again?. It is the adult form of the Diamond Cannon Beetle Larva. Crystal armor coats its large body, and it lacks a blowhole. Diamond Cannon Beetles spit crystal nodules at Pikmin and leaders to crush them under, and can also inhale Pikmin while preparing to attack, though inhaled Pikmin are simply spat out alongside the nodule. Because the Diamond Cannon Beetle has no blowhole, Rock Pikmin must be used to shatter its crystalline armor, specifically that protecting its backside, exposing its flesh. With good aim, Rock Pikmin can also be used to shatter the nodules it spits. Upon hitting a solid surface such as a wall, the nodules will ricochet off while splitting into three smaller nodules that will finally shatter apart upon hitting another solid surface, and as its health dwindles, four, and finally at critical levels, five.