What is this bug that i saw?????

Question

so i went on a hike today and i came across this bug... it was huge like two inches long at least and black. its body liked kind of like an ants' and it had six long thick black legs that bent kind of like a spiders'. its wings were reddish brown and looked like cockroach wings. it had huge antennae that were reddish brown and were long and curly... this bug freaked me out so much that i screamed when i saw it.. it was seriously creepy and i hope i never come close to one again.. does anyone know of any kind of bug that looks like this????

Answer 1

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http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

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Answer 2

I would say a longhorn beetle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_be...