I was initally thinking otter but now I am leaning towards beaver. I am not 100% sure!
About 18 inches of attitude, spite, and musk. Caught and relocated him so that he wouldn’t be at risk for being hurt by local children or cats at the apartment complex. There’s a stream about 100 yds away that I moved him to.
appears to be adults and babies of some type of beetle on a milkweed pod in my yard in NorthWest Washington, DC near the MD border