Subject: Never seen this before in my area
Geographic location of the bug: Damascus Maryland
Date: 07/12/2022
Time: 10:17 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Could you ID this bug
It has the ability to fly
I’ve seen it in front and back of the house
How you want your letter signed: Leslie Round
Dear Leslie,
This is an American Carrion Beetle. As its common name implies, it it native to the Americas and it feeds on carrion.