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Post by patch97236 on Sept 10, 2018 6:10:31 GMT
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 10, 2018 8:07:54 GMT
Where in the WORLD is your garage? UK, USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, S America .. or maybe somewhere else?
If you want even an approximate identification locality is very important.
Adam.
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Post by jmg on Sept 10, 2018 8:26:02 GMT
Curious practice to solicit the identification of an insect without naming the place! In defiance of the enormous diversity of terrestrial biotopes! Without mentioning the moon, we will assume that the photo was not taken in Antarctica ... Seems to be a Devil's coach horse beetle. About the species Ocypus olens : "These very common and widespread beetles are present in most of Europe and in North Africa. They have also been introduced to the Americas and parts of Australasia. They prefer areas with damp conditions and they can be found from April to October in meadows, heath and moorland, woodlands, hedgerows, parks and gardens. During the day they commonly stay under logs, stones or leaf litter." From the page : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_coach_horse_beetle " The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdomens exposed. With roughly 63,000 species in thousands of genera, the group is currently recognized as the largest extant family of beetles. It is an ancient group, with fossilized rove beetles known from the Triassic, 200 million years ago, and possibly even earlier if the genus Leehermania proves to be a member of this family. They are an ecologically and morphologically diverse group of beetles, and commonly encountered in terrestrial ecosystems. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rove_beetle |
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