This glossy beetle is the size of a cow, and has a hard, blue-black carapace spattered with dust and dung.
Giant Scarab CR 6
XP 2,400
N Large vermin
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 19 (+1 Dex, +10 natural, â1 size)
hp 67 (9d8+27)
Fort +9, Ref +4, Will +3; +4 vs. disease and paralysis
Immune mind-affecting effects
Speed 40 ft., climb 20 ft., fly 20 ft. (average)
Melee bite +13 (2d4+12 plus disease and gnaw)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Str 27, Dex 12, Con 16, Int â, Wis 10, Cha 1
Base Atk +6; CMB +15; CMD 26 (34 vs. trip)
Skills Climb +16, Fly â1, Perception +4; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception
Filth fever: Biteâinjury; save Fort DC 17; onset 1d3 days; frequency 1 day; effect 1d3 Dex damage and 1d3 Con damage; cure 2 consecutive saves.
Scarabs deal 1d4+6 additional points of damage and 1 point of Strength damage on a successful bite. This is doubled against creatures with no armor or natural armor, but creatures in heavy armor or with a natural armor bonus of +10 or greater are immune, as are fleshless creatures and those immune to critical hits.
Environment warm deserts
Organization solitary or swarm (3â9)
Treasure none
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 5 © 2015, Paizo Inc.; Authors: Dennis Baker, Jesse Benner, John Bennett, Logan Bonner, Creighton Broadhurst, Robert Brookes, Benjamin Bruck, Jason Bulmahn, Adam Daigle, Thurston Hillman, Eric Hindley, Joe Homes, James Jacobs, Amanda Hamon Kunz, Ben McFarland, Jason Nelson, Thom Phillips, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Alistair Rigg, Alex Riggs, David N. Ross, Wes Schneider, David Schwartz, Mark Seifter, Mike Shel, James L. Sutter, and Linda Zayas-Palmer.