Any entomologists?

[Bubba Tex]

So, I'm sitting out back enjoying that 1st cup o' joe this morning and I hear some rustling from the roof area. Hmmm? Get the ladder out and upon inspecting the rain gutter I find this jurassic looking creature flipped over on his back struggling to right himself. Can anyone identify it and tell me...should i be afraid, very afraid?

 

[LMTC]

Nah, no need to be afraid.
Rhinoceros

 

[ToadHill]

Looks like a dung beetle to me.

 

[randy41]

looks like my ex

 

[MossRoad]

Stink Bug!!!


( I say that about any bug I find )

 

[jbrumberg]

I agree with LMTC. The males are even uglier , but fun to watch as the males "compete" for the "sweet attensions" of females. Homosapiens are not that much different . Jay

 

[woodlot]

OH, I share your fear. I've killed at least 50 of those this spring. I'm building a deck and they seem to love the sandy soil next to the house. Nothing like kneeling down to nail a board and comming up with one of those suck to your pants! I've found the best method of dispatch to be decapitation. A piece a deck flashing is my guillotine of choice. I call them scarab beetles and I see their larva when cutting firewood. Another note: in soft sand they leave tracks that look like kids bike tires!

 

[czechsonofagun]

saw it only in a book, but in my language we call them Nosorozik- means little Rhino.

 

[gordon21]

Hey bubba: Do NOT kill those bugs. They have quarters!!! Merely take their money and let them live. You can take their lunch money again the next day.

 

[MossRoad]

Tie a fishing line to their leg and tie the other end to a miniature dog house. Then put that next to your welcome mat. See what people think.