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'''Decorated Cannon Beetles''' ({{j|ミヤビフタクチ|Miyabi Futa Kuchi|Elegant Top-Mouth}}) are enemies in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. They have an appearance similar to [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]e, but are red instead of green, and have orange eyes. Also, this particular species is never found buried in the ground like Armored Cannon Beetle Larvae. They, too, spit out stones, but their rocks home in on the currently active [[leader]] due to the magnetic field which envelops the boulders. However, the stones have odd characteristics. First of all, when they are found in [[cave]]s which are made of metal (which is rusty, indicating it contains iron), the spacesuits are the only thing the boulders home in on. The rocks are also surprisingly frail, in that one can be destroyed by throwing a [[Purple Pikmin]].

Much like the [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]], Decorated Cannon Beetles will wander aimlessly in a small area while left alone. Unlike their green counterparts, they will never be found buried in the ground. When approached, the larva will spit a large rock that crushes Pikmin, killing them instantly. These boulders move slowly compared to those shot by the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, but they home in on nearby leaders. The rocks can be destroyed if they are lead into a wall, another enemy, and the impact of a purple Pikmin is even enough to break one. If the rock collides with another creature, it will deal a large amount of damage to them, enough to kill most small enemies. Certain creatures, however, are protected from the damage, such as [[Anode Beetle]]s.

This creature's name differs from the [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]]'s with the word "Decorated", which refers to its shiny red body. For reasons unknown, the word "Larva" is absent from its name when compared to the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva, despite it being a cannon beetle larva as well (although the word "Beetle" was dropped for {{p3}}). In Japan, the enemy is called {{j|ミヤビフタクチ|Miyabi Futa Kuchi}}, which translates to "Elegant Top-Mouth", similar to the [[Armored Cannon Beetle]]'s Japanese name. Its scientific name is ''Granitus decorum''; ''Granitus'' is the genus name for the [[lithopod family]], ''decorum'' is Latin for "decorated". Internally, this enemy is called <code>rkabuto</code>, which is the same as the Armored Cannon Beetle Larva's name, but starting with "r", for "red".

 

In the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 18, this beast's scientific name gains ''chukkulinae'' as the species name, and the usual ''decorum'' name is moved to subspecies, making its early scientific name ''Granitus chukkulinae decorum''.{{cite web|https://tcrf.net/Proto:Pikmin_2/Piklopedia_Entries#016_-_Decorated_Cannon_Beetle|Proto:Pikmin 2/Piklopedia Entries|The Cutting Room Floor}}

|JapM = Elegant Top-Mouth

|ItaM = Armored orned Cannon Beetle

Decorated Cannon Beetle.jpg‎|A Decorated Cannon Beetle in the Piklopedia.

156.png|A Decorated Cannon Beetle in the Piklopedia.

R5.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #66 (5^th red card).

*On the [[Piklopedia]], this enemy cannot be destroyed with its own projectile. If [[pikpik carrot]]s are thrown such that the Beetle's rock chases after them, curves, and hits its launcher, it will break without damaging the beast.

*If the game is paused just as the creature makes its first dying sound, some strange noises will be heard, that get lower and lower, lasting for more than 10 seconds. The same will happen with an Armored Cannon Beetle Larva.

*The Decorated Cannon Beetle's boulders act much like the [[mariowiki:Red Shell|red shells]] from the ''[[mariowiki:Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, in that both home in on targets. In addition, both the creature and shells share the same red coloration. This same similarity applies to the [[Armored Cannon Beetle Larva]] and [[mariowiki:Green Shell|green shells]].

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