I saw this bug in my front porch last week, and brushed it outside and then took a picture of it.
It appears to be some sort of large beetle, but with an upturned tail reminiscent of a scorpion. Can anyone identify it?
I'm in the UK by the way.
A large rove beetle; looks like one known as the devil's coach horse - http://www.buglife.org.uk/discoverbugs/bugofthemonth/The+Devil%E2%80%99s+Coach+Horse
That does look like that's what it is, thank you.
By the way, the link you've posted appears to be invalid.
That's odd - wonder why it worked when I accessed it. Oh well - try this one - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_coach_horse_beetle
