Checkered Beetle

Description:

Black and orange striped wings with white bar at rear. Large head with eyes bulging out. Appears to have large mandibles, thin antennae, and some other antenna-like appendages drooping from the mouth area. Hairy legs, moves very quickly. Looks like it could bite or sting.

Habitat:

Hilly wooded with oaks, pines, maples, cedars, and locust trees. Specimen seen on deck post, reminds me to power wash the rain gutter...