You got my vote for RA2 Wizard. Always and forever.
MOAR BEETLES(Image removed from quote.)I know what it isn't (Not a scarab neither a carabid - too slow), but not what it is...
OMG I WAS RIGHT. IT IS A DUNG BEETLE!
Naryar's beetle being from France, it is almost certainly a different species.)
Could be a darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae). Possibly one of the ironclad beetles in that family; they're characterized by having fused elytra (wing cases) and very hard bodies. But I'm not sure. The pic is a little blurry.
You sure know your beetles.
Oh my god! LRA2 just made a decent post with a capital letter and a full stop. That is actually amazing.
For once the mods did something right