Please can someone tell me what this insect/ bug is ?

That, my friend, is a "Devils Coach-horse" beetle... Hold on, I'll find a link.

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Here ya go! Damn, I'm good...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_coach_horse_b...

The devil's coach-horse beetle (Staphylinus olens) is a very common and widespread European beetle, belonging to the large family of the Rove beetles (Staphylinidae). It is also called Ocypus olens by some authors and biologists.

Ugly! I thought it was an earwig of some type.Never heard of a "Devil's Coach - Horse" beetle,but it even sounds creepy!

Judging by the size of its ears I would say an Indian Elephant

I hope you put it outside to carry on munching the woodlice, unless you've got loads in your house that is! Don't worry its not going to eat the wood in your house, or you either!

hi

its a devil's coach horse, from the beetle family

ugly looking begger isnt he? LOL

it eats other invertibrates and slugs

cathybaby x

Yep, Tall Paul nailed it with his answer. Flippin' heck, I haven't stopped shuddering since I looked at it. And you found it in your house? Grief, I would be hoovering like mad now, moving all my furniture and whacking curtains to make sure he hadn't brought any mates with him! lol:-D

It looks like a cross between an earwig and an ant doesn't it?

Thats creepy !!

shivers

Hmm, pretty boy, eh?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_coach_horse_b...

oops, sorry tallpaul, I was shuddering too much to notice your answer :-)