'Family beetles
This is also a species of monster known as the false centipede. They are a species of dark affinity monsters somewhat similar to octopuses in the form that they use dark mana to cloud the area around themselves and appear more dangerous than they usually are. They also often latch on to one another to look like a longer and more terrifying predator. This is because their natural predator is the green earth centipede which can not differentiate color.
They are an extremely valuable species of beetle able to break down even the toughest of plant materials. They are also extremely resistant to many poisons and venoms allowing them to break down plant monster bodies that would poison the ground where they perish or live.
