Yikes, just returned back from holiday and have a stowaway in my suitcase!

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A massive beetle, very pretty but what the hell do I do with it?

Tempted to put it into the garden but would this be reckless? it is not native to England (well I don't think it is)

Yuck!

err, I would kill it. Or report it to the RSPCA> Don't release it into the wild.

phone local zoo.

what does it look like?

perhaps I should put in to a shoe box with my knickers (which is where I found it tucked up) - obviously likes them

Should I hang on to it and ring the zoo in the morning

I am trying to find a picture of it!

where have you been? I would agree kill it, or if not ethical to you call rspca for advice. Or keep it as a pet

Phone the RSPCA once you have identified it.

eeewwww. you are braver than me I would freak!!

The wings look almost as if they have a metallic appearance but with rainbow colours on them. Pretty, but not one I have seen here.

I would put it somewhere it can't escape, like a secure shoebox. What country have you come from anywhere nice? {nosey}

There must be a website to fnd out what beetle it is surely?

We stayed in Crete, saw lots of critter, glad we didn't bring back a gecko

yes put it in a box with grass an d leaves. What do beetles eat? What size is it?

Ok, in shoe box with leaves and grass cuttings. Will have a think in the morning and decide what to do (secretley hoping that it will die overnight)

Have unpacked rest of suitcase rather cautiously

Have you looked in the box yet?

Drown it or burn it.

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