Armored Cannon Beetle Larva
From Pikmin
| Armored Cannon Beetle Larva | |
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| Scientific Name | Granitus chukkulinae |
| Family | Lithopod |
| Areas | Valley of Repose, Wistful Wild |
| Underground Areas | Subterranean Complex, Snagret Hole, Glutton's Kitchen, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den |
| Carry Weight | 7 |
| Max. Carriers | 15 Pikmin |
| Seed Worth | 8 seeds |
| Treasure Value | 4 pokos |
| Attacks | Launches boulders |
Armored Cannon Beetle Larva are enemies in Pikmin 2. They resemble large larvae with some of the similar Armored Cannon Beetle eyes and mouth. Unlike the full-grown Armored Cannon Beetle, it has a single mouth for both inhaling and spitting boulders. It acts the same as the Armored Cannon Beetle, but turns and spits at a faster rate and has much less health. They come in two types; one that walks around and one that burrows out of the ground. They are vulnerable all over their body, but can buck the Pikmin off when attacked. They can be manipulated into destroying other creatures by making them spit rocks at Olimar when he is beside an enemy. Move out of the way before the rock hits him, and the rock will hit the enemy that was behind him. Note that the rocks it shoots out cannot be petrified.
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Notes
Olimar's Notes
This specimen is a lithopod larva. This expedition was unable to confirm the existence of any mature lithopods, leading to concerns that the species was extinct on this planet, but the discovery of the creature in larval form eased such concerns. Lithopods, like flint beetles, use internal metabacteria to aid chemical digestion. These metabacteria can only survive in certain environments, such as within the body of certain insects, so lithopod larvae do not contain any metabacteria immediately after hatching. Larvae feed on partially digested ore regurgitated by mature lithopods, ensuring the larvae obtain metabacteria they would not normally have acquired.
Louie's Notes
Carefully remove every grain of sand, peel back the exoskeleton, and slurp heartily!
[edit] How to Kill
[edit] Pikmin
If a enough Pikmin are available, swarm it, and it should have died before it can harm any Pikmin. If there aren't enough to do this or there are other factors that make this strategy ineffective, throw Pikmin onto it (preferably from behind), and keep the other ones out of the way of its boulders. If the beetle bucks, call back the Pikmin as quickly as possible and repeat.
[edit] Captains
Run up to it and punch it until it's about to buck, run away, then return to finish the assault. If there is idle Pikmin nearby, be sure to keep the cannon beetle's focus away from them or move them out of the way. If there are two or more larvae, try to get one to shoot its rock at the other.
