One of my coworkers spotted this cool beetle in the mulch by one of my trees during a lunch outing at my place today.
She didn't know what it was, but she saw it move and then we found it despite it being so well camouflaged.
Thanks to Bob B. (http://www.pbase.com/bbellngr/profile) for correcting my ID of an earwig to beetle - Platydracus maculosus