My cat found this on the living room floor this morning. It appears to have 6 legs and looked kind of dark reddish. However, in the pictures, it looks blackish/brownish. I picked it up with a paper towel, then decided to take pictures. I appreciate any help.
Might be a rove beetle - a clearer image would help...
Thank you, Flatdoodle, for your help. Do they bite or do other damage? Unfortunately, I don't have better pictures.
Hi, yellow2mato- After seeing Flapdoodles' answer, I was wondering what a "rove beetle" looked like. This bug ID site came up when I searched it. Thought maybe it might be useful, since you don't have any close up pictures.
Hi, yellow2mato- After seeing Flapdoodles' answer, I was wondering what a "rove beetle" looked like. This bug ID site came up when I searched it. Thought maybe it might be useful, since you don't have any close up pictures.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/89139/bgpage
Hi, yellow2mato- After seeing Flapdoodles' answer, I was wondering what a "rove beetle" looked like. This bug ID site came up when I searched it. Thought maybe it might be useful, since you don't have any close up pictures.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/89139/bgpage
Also see http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/rove_beetles_staphylinidae
