Armored Cannon Beetle
Armored Cannon Beetle
Granitus chukkulinae
The Armored Cannon Beetle is the mature stage of an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva. Strangely, it was seen only in Pikmin 1; however the larval species were seen only in Pikmin 2. It is a large, metallic black beetle with a rounded thick shell of armor, a blowhole above its head, and a mouth. It attacks by inhaling through the blowhole and subsequently spitting out rolling rocks from its mouth, which will crush any Pikmin in the way. The only way to defeat it is to throw a Pikmin into the blowhole while it is inhaling (the Pikmin won't be harmed), which will make the Beetle unable to breathe. It will then expose its red, steaming backside, which is the only vulnerable part of its body. Attack it by throwing Pikmin at its exposed back. After a few seconds of agony, the Beetle will unclog its blowhole, cover its backside, and continue its attack. Using red pikmin, you can kill it in 1 'Shell opening' period.
This creature is only found in The Forest of Hope, and The Distant Spring. In the Forest of Hope, it is guarding the Radiation Canopy, while in the Distant Spring, it has swallowed the Bowsprit.