ID for this guy please

[Westicles]

I'm in Mississippi. This fella was walking around my rug.

 

[NMTs]

Meloe americanus - American oil beetle. It's a blister beetle, so don't squish it with you bare foot!

 

[Westicles]

Meloe americanus - American oil beetle. It's a blister beetle, so don't squish it with you bare foot!

No worries there. I scooped him up with a paper towel and placed him outside