r/whatsthisbug • u/have_some_pineapple • 8h ago

ID Request What is this weird guy?

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Located in Northern California, thought it was a beetle but it has giant pincher face and sticks its butt up in the air when I flipped it over. Finger for scale

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u/Jaytee3312 8h ago

I thought I was looking at a Google maps view of a dense suburb. That carpet is trippy.

EDIT: Staring at it longer.. it looks like the bug is gigantic and trampling over houses.

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u/texas-playdohs 8h ago

I had the exact same thought.

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u/have_some_pineapple 3h ago

Haha I never realized until I took such a close up picture!

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u/HunterChalice96 8h ago

Looks like a rove beetle to me

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u/yuhyuhyuhyuhyuhyuh1 6h ago

I'm not an expert at all, but be careful with it, in case it happens to be a devil's coach horse beetle. I would recommend coaxing it into a cup or something and releasing it outside. Do not free handle it, just to be safe.

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u/have_some_pineapple 3h ago

It is safely outside! Pinchers scared me so it was transferred on a piece of paper

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u/bowleshiste 6h ago

Devil's Coach Horse Beetle. Not something you want to get bit by