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Debbie You have an Eyed Elater or Eyed Click Beetle. The click beetle family (Elateridae) are fun to turn on their back and watch them flip over. This clicking allows them to do this. Many times after being set on their backs they will "play possum". The Eyed click beetle is one of the largest click beetles, most are only about 1/2" long while this one is 1-1 3/4" long. The 'eyes' are false and are to just scare away predators...the real eyes are much smaller. The beetles feed on plant sap and flower nectar, while the larva feed on other beetle larva found in decaying wood. They generally overwinter as adults, so perhaps you could just put it outside in a very protected place...under leaves or dried plant material. Not sure how this critter got in your basement, but it won't hurt anything.

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