What is it?

**Tugmistress** · 14-Sep-10, 20:08

photographed this beetle thing a few weeks ago crawling around the garage floor - it was about 2" long, what is it?

**tonkatojo** · 14-Sep-10, 20:56

They look like wings on its back, yuk.

**spurtle** · 14-Sep-10, 21:18

Originally Posted by Tugmistress

photographed this beetle thing a few weeks ago crawling around the garage floor - it was about 2" long, what is it?

Water beetle

**thejudd** · 14-Sep-10, 21:19

I have it on the_counts authority thats it looks like a great diving beetle

**Tugmistress** · 14-Sep-10, 22:01

Well whatever it was it gave me the creeps lol it was huge!
thanks for the ID folks

**Kevin Milkins** · 14-Sep-10, 23:30

Originally Posted by Tugmistress

photographed this beetle thing a few weeks ago crawling around the garage floor - it was about 2" long, what is it?

It could be a VW Beetle.

I'll get my coat.

**lingford** · 16-Sep-10, 00:25

its defo a giant water diving beatle,used to see them in ponds down the line,rare now adays

**nirofo** · 18-Sep-10, 02:26

Looks like one of these, unusual to see them out of the water though.

Detiscus or Great Diving Beetle.

nirofo.

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