Giant fire beetles were often used in lanterns or cages for light.
Giant fire beetles were nocturnal giant beetles.
Description
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Giant fire beetles were the smallest of all the giant beetles known to scholars.[1] They grew to be about two to two-and-a-half feet long (0.6 to 0.9 meters.)[4][1]
The glands of the giant fire beetle were prized by adventurers and miners because of their luminous glands.[4][1] These glands were located above each eye[4][1] and near the abdomen[1] and glowed a red color.[4][1] If removed, the glands would continue glowing for several days.[4][1]
EcologyEdit
Giant fire beetles were omnivores, but their mandibles were still strong enough to cause great injury to a human.[1]
LocationsEdit
Giant fire beetles could be found in clusters or colonies in warmer flatlands.[4] They lived both above and below ground.[1]
TypesEdit
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.[6]
AppendixEdit
AppearancesEdit
- Adventures
- Video games
ReferenceEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wizards RPG Team (2014). Monster Manual 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 325. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 285. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 9. ISBN 0-9356-9600-8.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook 3.5 edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 285. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
