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22-09-2008, 07:11 PM
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| | | black beetle with scorpion tail
I have just signed up to this because under a jar I have just captured an insect that scuttled, almost zig-zagged, at great speed, across my carpet in West Devon. It is black, about an inch long and skinny. When I touched it with a piece of paper its tail arched just like a scorpion and it froze. I thought it must be a scorpion from a banana bunch or something and ran to get a jar nearby. It was still there, tail arched as I had left it. 15 mins later here I am. Any ideas anyone? Is it poisonous?  |
22-09-2008, 07:18 PM
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| | | Re: black beetle with scorpion tail
Sounds like a Devil's Coach-horse beetle.
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22-09-2008, 07:18 PM
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Not poisonous by the way.
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22-09-2008, 07:20 PM
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| | | Re: black beetle with scorpion tail
Yup, I agree. Devil's Coach horse. (I thought that as soon as I saw the title of the thread - I'd hoped to get there first for once! lol!  )
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22-09-2008, 07:21 PM
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Like this perhaps:  . |
22-09-2008, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Not poisonous by the way. | Indeed, not harmful in any way so please let it loose in your garden where it will eat aphids and other pests! Probably just wandered into your house by accident - has been bit of a wet and miserable day! |
22-09-2008, 09:08 PM
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| | | Re: black beetle with scorpion tail
They mainly eat snail, slugs and caterpillars not aphids , they are relatively harmless although they do have a fair bite on them. I agree it should be released. |
23-09-2008, 07:55 AM
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Thank you! Yes that's it... but I have to say, and this is so horrible I know, because I hate killing things - but it got half way out from under the jar and I slammed the jar down (at that point I still thought it might be a scorpion from bananas...) and it got cut in half. This morning - 10 hrs later, both halves are still alive and wriggling around. Unbelievable.... |
23-09-2008, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Sounds like a Devil's Coach-horse beetle. | Yes... and oh dear, as I replied to another thread.. (still not sure if my thread to one person gets up for all to see) I am so sorry, but the poor thing had to die. I hate killing things - and don't if I can help it.. but it did get half way out of the jar and not being sure if it was a scorpion, I slammed the jar down hard and cut it in half. This morning, both halves are still wriggling away.. looking alive and jiggling around.....I honestly would not have killed it if I could help it.. I was trying to get it outside with my jar... |
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