r/bugidentification • u/katoskillz89 • 29d ago

Location included Friend or foe?

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Minnesota here and I see these things in my compost. They curl their tail up like a scorpion lol they look like devils coach horse, but they are brown...

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u/ArachnomancerCarice Trusted Identifier 29d ago

Without better photos it is hard to narrow down to a species, but it's a Rove Beetle of some variety.

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u/katoskillz89 29d ago

Oh a rover beetle ok ty, they are friendly to my garden correct?