Patent-leather Beetle

Description:

The Patent-leather Beetle is a large beetle which can grow to just over an inch-and-a-half long. They are shiny black and have many long grooves on their elytra (outer wings). They have a small horn between their eyes, and clubbed antennae (means they have little knobs on them).

Habitat:

Found underneath rotting log.

Notes:

I find lots of these underneath logs near the Vaughan Log Cabin.