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Document Path: /doc/monsters/giant_beetle

Name:
	Giant Beetle  (Lesser Animal)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 3-12
	Climate/Terrain: Any land
	Frequency      : Common
	Organization   : Solitary
	Activity Cycle : Any
	Diet           : Omnivore

Description:
	Giant beetles are similar to their more ordinary counterparts, but
	thousands of times larger - with chewing mandibles and hard wings that
	provide substantial armour protection.

	Beetles have two pairs of wings and three pairs of legs. Fortunately,
	the wings of a giant beetle cannot be used to fly, and in most cases,
	its six bristly legs do not enable it to move as fast as a fleeing men.
	The hard, chitinous shell of several varieties of these beetles are
	brightly coloured, and sometimes have value to art collectors. While
	their shells protect beetles as well as plate mail armour, it is diffi-
	cult to craft armour from them, and a skilled alchemist would need to
	be brought in the job.

	All beetles are basically unintelligent and always hungry. They will
	feed on virtually any form of organic material, including other sorts
	of beetles. They taste matter with their antennae, or feelers; if a
	substance tasted is organic, the beetle grasps it with its mandibles,
	crushes it and eats it. Beetles do not hear or see well and rely prima-
	rily on taste and feel.