What the **** is this thing!?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Just found this buzzing around the front room

It's a room we use for storage so is there a chance there may be a nest or breeding ground for them?



It was flying around and I caught it under a glass and trapped a leg. It seemed to lose the use of the back ones and a couple of mins later seemed to die

Anyway, what is it?

[_Deano]

It's a bug. Now dead
HTH

Beetle of some kind?

Edited by _Deano on Sunday 14th June 22:36

[SimonV8ster]

Thats the worst thing you can do - trap them in a glass vessel.

It makes them MAD. Seriously MAD. Its calling for all its friends right now so batten down the windows and tape up the gaps in the doors. Good luck.

[mickk]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Anyway, what is it?

Dunno, but it's big and scary and i think you may need a bigger glass if it's parents find you.

[OllieWinchester]

Is that a pint glass? Looks like a maybug or something.

[DrTre]

From the hornet thread

Webber3 said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

From what you say about the size, it sounds like a Cock Chafer, but they're more brown than orange.

Cock chafer <snigger>

[robinhood21]

_Deano said:

Beetle of some kind?

Edited by _Deano on Sunday 14th June 22:36

Ringo? Well mine would if it's parents turned up!

[BERGS2]

cockchafer



evil mothers!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer

[johnnywgk]

Murderer

[NiceCupOfTea]

johnnywgk said:

Murderer

Just put the thing in a glass and it died! According to the Wiki page it would be dead pretty soon anyway.

[pmanson]

Bloody cat brought one of those in the other night.

He was making so much noise on the stairs I thought he'd been in a fight.

Stupid fur ball