SarahNukka&Shadow Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Harmless little rain beetle! Hope you didnt kill it? The native Americans thought that if you killed one there'd be a great flood! They often come out when its been raining hence the name but their perfectly harmless.. I quite like them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 ewwww Sarah - you can have it with pleasure!!! Kimba wanted to play with it Marc threw it in the back garden - no i didn't kill it it'd made too loud a crunching sound *shudder* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Miss Bump Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 wow that looks pretty awesome! i like bugs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 ewwww Sarah - you can have it with pleasure!!! Kimba wanted to play with it Marc threw it in the back garden - no i didn't kill it it'd made too loud a crunching sound *shudder* Oh good he should be fine out there, he'll find a nice plant pot to hinde under or somthing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karren Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Funnily enough I nearly stepped on one when we walked this morning and looked it up - think it is this... http://www.uksafari.com/devilscoach-horse.htm Bleugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 yep thats what it looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerking1 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 hi its called a devils coachman.. and only nips like an ear wig..harmless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 you should have saved it then taken it to steve for his collection xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Dont think its long enough to be a Devils coachman I think its one of these... Black clock - rain beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Funnily enough I nearly stepped on one when we walked this morning and looked it up - think it is this... http://www.uksafari....coach-horse.htm Bleugh! YES!!!! That's it!!! Ewwww goosebumps!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerking1 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 nope definatly devils coachman..... look at the length of the body.... yep Im right .... see the head growing lol..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 >>>>totally freaked out now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKia&Flynn Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 i'm a zoologist (no expert on bugs) but looks like a devils coach horse to me, and just double checked on google and it is lol. Here is a link for info on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_coach_horse_beetle hope that helps Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaje Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I'd trade a bucket of them for the rat/squirrel that's hanging out in my wall. (please be a squirrel >.<) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I'd trade a bucket of them for the rat/squirrel that's hanging out in my wall. (please be a squirrel >.<) i hope for your sake it's a squirrel!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 OR you can swap them for the magpies that are in our roof sarah if u like?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaje Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 with any luck one of the cats will figure it out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sarah ya should have kept it Food: Insects, spiders, worms and woodlice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Sarah ya should have kept it OMG!! Right i'm moving out!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 hahah!! We had a mouse (or a rat - i'm going with mouse) in our old house's loft - and it chewed through Josh's baby play gym!! i hope he didn't move with us, at least i haven't heard him anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 it could be worse, in the US there is a outbreak of bed bugs http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bedbug-outbreak-ohio-forces-residents-sleep-street-enivornmental/story?id=11429159 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaje Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Come to think ofit, I don't think I've ever actually seen a cockroack in person before. Well, other then a pet store. ...wow, that'd be a odd pet even by my standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 it could be worse, in the US there is a outbreak of bed bugs http://abcnews.go.co...ory?id=11429159 omg yuck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 be interesting to watch Tripod try & eat THAT!!!!!!! why am I reading this halfway through my tea?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 OMG!! Right i'm moving out!!!!!! You're master plan is coming together Marc, just one more shipment of creepy crawlies and you'll have the house to yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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