i found a dead beetle in my basement, it about 3inches, has two legs on the front shaped like a claw, has six legs, what type of beetle is this and is it harmful?
Unanswerable, like what car is parked in front of my door. You'll have to be a bit more specific than that. Where do you live?
The black beetles commonly found in people's homes are known as black carpet beetles. Given their small size, it's not uncommon for them to go unnoticed.
There are many such hard shelled insects, mostly beetles.
Black beetles can be a pest in a persons house or garden. To get rid of them, a person can use many insect repellants, and killers that can bought at stores.
A beetle is a small round bug with a hard shell. There are several beetles that are black spotted. One example of a black spotted beetle is a lady bug.
A weevil is a black and brown spotted hard shelled bug. Weevils are well-known for being damaging to an array of crops.
An alien not of this planet. I would seek immediate help from your local authority but call the media first (just in case - you could make a million!)
Beetles are hard shelled, six legged insects. There are 25,000 species of beetle in North America. Some of these species include Ivory Marked beetle, the Iron Clad beetle, and the Hister beetle.
Certain types of beetles have a black back with white spots. The eyed click beetle is an example of this type of bug.
What exactly do you mean by "hard shelled?"
A hard shelled sea creature is the barnacle.
Platypus eggs are not hard-shelled, like birds' eggs. They are soft-shelled and leathery.
Pill bugs, also known as isopods are attracted to water. They are a household pest with a black hard shell.
A tiny, green and black, insect with a hard shell is most likely a beetle. There are an estimated 28,000 species of beetles in North America.