Giant fire beetle

Giant fire beetles , also known simply as fire beetles , are a species of large beetles named for their unique ability to belch bursts of flames from their mandibles. [4]

Description

On average an adult fire beetle measures 2​ to ​2.5 feet (0.61​ to ​0.76 meters) in length. Within their bodies a pair of luminous glands was situated above each eye, letting off a soft red glow. If either gland was removed from a fire beetle, the glow it left behind would continue to persist for several days. [3]

Ecology

Habitats

Fire beetles are typically found traveling in clusters or colonies in warmer plain lands. [3] Some areas in which they have been sighted include Khorvaire within the sewers of Sharn and near Saltmarsh , [4] within the steaming eastern deltas of Q'barra 's Basura Swamp , [5] as well as in the Feywild . [4]

Usages

The luminous glands of this creature are quite prized by both adventurers and miners alike. [3]

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Appearances

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Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mike Mearls , Jeremy Crawford , Christopher Perkins (2014). Monster Manual (5th Edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 325. ISBN 978-0786965614 .
  2. Mike Mearls , Stephen Schubert , and James Wyatt (2008). Monster Manual (4th edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 30. ISBN 0-7869-4852-3 .
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Skip Williams , Jonathan Tweet , and Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual (3.5 edition) . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 285. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X .
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dungeons & Dragons Online Standing Stone Games , Turbine (Former) (February 28, 2006). Daybreak Games , Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Former), Atari (Former), Code Masters (Former).
  5. Mike Mearls , Kate Welch (May 2019). Ghosts of Saltmarsh . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 39.