The beetle was scampering around on the patio. I've enhanced the contrast a bit. The subject was about 2-3 cm long.
ATMs in Luxor seem to have put an upper limit of 3000 EGP on withdrawals. I've noticed this over the last few months - whenever I ask for more I get a quick refusal. As that is also the limit on my local ATMs on the West Bank I will be visiting the Big City even less often. So I ate at Kam Thai (see my FB page for details).