To panic about what the hell this is in my garden? Pic attached

[Helppooo]

what on earth is this? Is it dangerous?

It's a May bug

It's in the garden in it's natural habitat. It's not invaded your home. Just let it be.

It’s already eaten her, alas.

It's nature, naturing.....

These are harmless but SO LOUD! I woke up when one had flown into the next room, I thought someone had started drilling!

They are not dangerous but really cool even though annoying go google them

They are so cute aren't they?

@Helppooo Google may bugs, you might appreciate your little visitor rather than fear them. Not as common as they used to be.

It's a ginormous shiny bug!

Awww a May Bug! I used to live in Germany where they are prolific. My patio doors used to be covered in them…they make quite a crash when they hurtle into the glass 😆

I’ve never actually seen on here though. Maybe they don’t like the damp Lincolnshire weather 🤣

It’s a common Cockchafer, or Maybug. They are completely harmless to you, your pets and your garden. Please don’t hurt it.

They have terrible eyesight and make quite a bit of noise when they fly but absolutely harmless. It will fly off and not return. You should be happy to see it, they are increasingly rare.

www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/noble-cause-protecting-englands-orchards-to-save-a-beetle

What a beautiful beetle

Maybug / cockchafer no need to panic they’re beautiful

It's quite a nice little critter.

Get the seek app. It’s good for identifying plants, bugs etc (if they stay still long enough)

It’s having a Hard Day’s Night.

May bug otherwise known as a cockchafer

And you're asking here - instead of looking for a garden forum or an entomology expert?

May bug, they’re quite scary looking and would probably eat any local kittens.

That's a nice looking wee beastie.

May bug/June bug. They are useless at flying and sound like small helicopters. It won't hurt you.

Plenty of knowledgeable folk on MN!

If it’s a may bug, listen for their noise…we used to call them farty bugs when kids…hilarious…please just let it get on with it’s business ( just flying farting and mating 🤣🤣🤣🤣)

hahaha if you think that bad you would have run screaming if you attended our bbq. One time we had a BBQ and we were all having drinks as the sun set and a sodding swarm flew out the hedge .That was a fun ending to that bbq lol

That’s piddling. We had such a big stag beetle in our bedroom (London suburb) that I thought it was a bat!

After it left, I felt lucky to have had one so close.