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To ask what on earth this is?

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Leafy2018 · 02/01/2019 20:31

Can anyone tell me what this is please? It appeared dead on my parents' kitchen work surface. My Mum is horrified as they have just got rid of moths but this is obviously not the same!

Thank you to any insect enthusiasts out there who might be able to help!

To ask what on earth this is?
To ask what on earth this is?
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FlatCapAndNoIdea · 02/01/2019 20:33

Some sort of wood wasp?

FlatCapAndNoIdea · 02/01/2019 20:33

Can you get a better photo?

DroningOn · 02/01/2019 20:34

Shock RUUUUN, leave everything don't look back.....

FlatCapAndNoIdea · 02/01/2019 20:38

Why? It looks harmless enough to me. And it's dead, which helps.

Harpingon · 02/01/2019 21:00

cockroach?

Blackcedar · 02/01/2019 21:30

I think it's a Leptoglossus beetle. Nothing to worry about, harmless to humans, though some eat crops...

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