What kind of Cockroach is this?

Question

What kind of Cockroach is black in color, clicks it's body to attack an object, has (what look like) eye patches over it's head, fangs and injects some sort of brown venom or secretion?

I found one in my garage today, it was very hard, would click at a pair of pliers I clamped it with and had fangs. When I put it on a paper towel, it would dig into the towel with it's fangs and a brown venom-like secretion would be left behind.... What was this? My Fiancee's afriad to go in the garage now.

Yes, I have a picture.

I live in FL. In 24 years I've never seen one of these.

It might not be a cockroach but that's the closest thing I could describe it as. It was very similar to a cockroach, well except for the fangs, venom, hard skeleton, jumping...

I found out, through diligent research (the internet ;) that this is the Alaus oculatus.

It is not a Cockroach but a beetle. Commonly called the Eyed Click Beetle.

I do not understand the secretions it left behind when it "bit" into the paper towel...

chris420huff. I sent it to [e-mail]. Hope that's your E-mail.

Thanks Don, You'll see in my extra notes that I found this out a few minutes ago. Thanks for your wisdom anyway.

Answer 1

Don is absolutely right!

Answer 2

Never heard of this, do you have a picture?

Answer 3

i don't know what it is, but run out of the house and scream like a banshee!!!!!

Answer 4

one of those rhino things? lol where do you live?

Answer 5

Why not? I don't understand why not?

Answer 6

i dont know