What kind of insect is this?

dekaspace

Saw what looked like a giant beetle but with spiders legs. Any idea what it is? Seems to be hiding (along with spiders) in my storage cupboard in hall.

Gloomendoom

Cockroach?

dekaspace

I hope not, though looked like a spiders legs with a beetle shell just a beetle size of spider.


Worried a bit now.

DaftyDuck

How many legs? If it had six, it was a spider that had two legs stolen. If it had eight, it was the leg-thief beetle.

Both are deadly. Luckily, they only hunt each other!

dekaspace

Im thinking it is a cockroach, I felt something crawl on my back about 10 minutes ago and grabbed it and chucked it, and whe it was upside down it looked like bent legs and scuttering type.

Grenage

Now it's got your scent.

wealdroam

dekaspace wrote: »

Saw what looked like a giant beetle but with spiders legs. Any idea what it is? Seems to be hiding (along with spiders) in my storage cupboard in hall.

A picture would help.

dekaspace

wealdroam wrote: »

A picture would help.

I did think that but both times it was too quick for me to get picture but got one just before I left.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Was it a stag beetle?

dekaspace

From what I remember when I saw it it looks the most likely if so wow! Didn't realise they were an endangered species, and seems quite impressive how I live near Glasgow and they are meant to be rare if not extinct up here.

Davesnave

dekaspace wrote: »

....seems quite impressive how I live near Glasgow and they are meant to be rare if not extinct up here.

Seems to me those facts point to it not being a Stag beetle!

In fact, I'd rule Stag beetles out.

The dark picture refuses to be tweaked to reveal much more, but from what's there, I couldn't find evidence of the long antennae typical of cockroaches.