It’s a beetle. Hard how could it be to identify?
Last weekend while looking under logs and stones in my backyard, I found this cute little beetle.
I found a number of these scurrying after I picked up a bag of gravel. They clearly did not like to be in the open as they tried to hide under whatever they could find. Although not evident from the shot, the back reflected a greenish color.
According to modern estimates, there are about 350,000 beetle species identified so far. Scientists believe that the total amount of beetle species on the planet is somewhere from around three to eight million. The end result, the chances I’ll be able to identify this beetle are not great.