Tropical Cannon Beetle
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| Scientific name | Granitus canniba | ||
| Family | Lithopod | ||
| Areas | Creature's Quay | ||
| Carry weight | 20 | ||
| Max. carriers | 30 | ||
| Seed worth | 30 | ||
| Poko value |  × 15
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| Attacks | Produces adhesive, crushes Pikmin | ||
The Tropical Cannon Beetle is a full-grown Tropical Cannon Beetle Larva that lives on the large rainforest island in Creature's Quay in Pikmin: Shipwrecked Stargazers. It resembles a fusion between a coconut crab, a 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 is seen guarding 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.
Notes
Olimar's notes
- “This jungle-dwelling lithopod gains nourishment by extending the inner parts of its mouth out like a starfish's stomach, and using the teeth-like carbide plates inside to carve into trees and eat the sap and grubs inside the wood. It has also been observed using this method to reach tar deposits underground and drink from them. This purpose is unknown, but it tends to regurgitate blobs of tar when under stress. The facial markings are only present on the males and are used to attract mates.”
Louie's notes
- “Crack open the shell for the abdomen and squeeze out most of its fluids. Sundry the rest of its abdomen and grind into a fine powder for coconut chili or curry. Use the squeezed fluids as a light, refreshing base for all sorts of drinks.”