anyone know what kind of bug this is! "warning, scary"

[xocats]

Eck! I'm outa here.

 

[sarahp]

Oooh I'd be touching her so she goes onto her back and plays dead then wait for her to right herself - that sound cool!!!

 

[strange_wings]

Originally Posted by gailuvscats

they have been in two of my trees around the bottoms. they big holes in the base of the trees and they eat the bark, or cause the bark to come off the bottom, killing the tree. they gotta go.

What type of trees? If the holes are very large you may be have a burrowing type of beetle, like a type of longhorn beetle. They make that little clicker beetle look cuddly.

As for insects being pretty, a lot of them are. There are a lot of these around lately with all the rain, http://www.uky.edu/Ag/kpn/junebug.jpg Green June bugs. Unlike the brown ones, these are usually out flying around in the daytime and not as prone to flying into stuff.
Dung beetles are very pretty too, that rainbow incandescent shine when the sun hits them. There's also several types of neat looking little moths. Unfortunately I never have my camera around when I need it.

 

[adymarie]

Looks like an Asian Longhorned Beetle to me - very destructive of trees.

http://www.asian-longhorned-beetle.com/

 

[mickey14]

its this, a Western Eyed Click Beetle...

Does it "click"???

I think he/she is kinda cute in an odd sort of way!!