scarab beetle
6105 Hi, Found this big guy in the garage today. He has some spider webs on him, but I wasn’t about to take them off…he only PLAYS dead! Beside a loonie for sizing. Thanks! Sharon. Winnipeg Manitoba
This is a This is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the genus Osmoderma; see https://tinyurl.com/ycmskym6 for an example. These are not pests; their larvae develop in rotting wood; often in hollow trees. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.