Dungeons & Dragons/Monsters/Slicer beetle

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the slicer beetle is a type of giant insect.

Description
A slicer beetle is a monstrous insect with razor-sharp mandibles capable of severing the limbs of opponents.

Publication history
The slicer beetle has appeared in the following publications:
 * It first appeared under the "beetle" heading in the original first edition Monster Manual II (1983).
 * The second edition for the Greyhawk setting under the "beetle" heading in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990).
 * Reprinted in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996).
 * The Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.