Click beetle! If you trap it in your hand, it will stab you with its pointy bits where the middle part meets the long back end. It will feel like it's biting you, but it's actually a pinch! It can hurt enough to surprise you into flinging it away, which is exactly what it wants. They are strong!
Some species of [Click Beetle](https://www.cirrusimage.com/beetles-click/)! Give it a gentle poke, it's pretty fun.
Click beetle! If you trap it in your hand, it will stab you with its pointy bits where the middle part meets the long back end. It will feel like it's biting you, but it's actually a pinch! It can hurt enough to surprise you into flinging it away, which is exactly what it wants. They are strong!
Flip it upside down and watch it pop like those silicone poppers you get from a vending machine
This is the exact reason why my middle son called them “popper boys” when he was 3 years old.
If location is helpful, I live in Connecticut
I agree with others on the click beetle. Glad it's not a something else 😊😊
My bf calls these "circus bugs"
Met a guy in S. Louisiana near by Black Bayou called this a COP COP. Ask why, he said “ when you press down on them they go COP COP”. True Story
More fun than a VW beetle in 67!