Depending on where it was found, it could possibly be an Odontotaenius disjunctus. I am not an entomologist, but it is the only insect that I have personally encountered with similar traits.
A yo mama bug
beatle
Carbon
Anthracite is a form of coal. It is hard black and shiny.
Anthracite is a form of coal. It is hard black and shiny.
crystals are hard and shiny while coal is black and soft
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.
millipede
Pill bugs, also known as isopods, have a hard shell. These tiny insects measure about one inch long and have a black body.
I need you to be a little more specific.
Boron
The shell is hard.
I have seen these twice in central FL. They are very "crab-like" with pointy fet and a hard "shell". Both times, they were the size of a silver dollar. Anyone know what they are...other than spiders, of course? Dangerous?
The flying black insect with a hard shell is called a beetle. Beetles have a hard exoskeleton and a pair of forewings called elytra. They have a second pair of wings called the alae or hind wings and this pair is what they use to fly.