Giant fire beetle

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Giant fire beetles were nocturnal beetles prized by adventurers and miners because of their luminous glands. These glands were located above each eye and near the abdomen and glowed a red color. If removed, the glands would continue glowing for several days.

Giant fire beetles were the smallest of all the giant beetles known to scholars. They grew to be about two to two-and-a-half feet long (0.6 to 0.9 meters) and could be found in clusters or colonies in warmer flatlands. They lived both above and below ground.

Giant fire beetles were omnivores, but their mandibles were still strong enough to cause great injury to a human.

An intelligent variation of fire beetles were known to live in the celestial planes. These were often sent in answer to a good clerics summoning spells.