Jaws

Attracted by the light a large beetle crashed into a window and then landed on the deck giving me a chance for photos.

The beetle is about 60mm in length and looking for the Identity I found that it is one of the Longicorn family CERAMBYCIDAE also called Long Horn Beetles a reference to the long antennas  (not so long on this species but often much longer than the body on others) with some 1200 species in Australia..

This one is Agrianome spinicollis with a common name of Poinciana Longicorn as the grubs are often found in the dead wood of Poinciana trees (as well as figs).

They are quite common in New South Wales and Queensland as well as Lord Howe Island.

This species has quite large mandibles (as you can see in the shadow) and can give a painful nip if handled.