Eyed elater

Thanks Bill!
I did try to coax him into a better position but that is when I found out why they are called click beetle - it suddenly rose into the air with a loud click & scare the life out of me! :)

nice spotting, and nice macro of your elator, KarenL

Thank you Neil & Satyen!
Leuba, yes I was stoked to find him! I've actually created my own private mission just so I can keep a record of everything I find in the yard!
Ashish, I often wonder why organisms evolve their specific colors & patterns - I guess it does have a lot to do with scaring or confusing predators.

What a special click beetle - all the ones I've seen are very plain. How exciting to find him in your yard !

First shot remind me King Cobra's 10 mark....Just terrifying.... =|

Lovely!

Now that's awesome.

Thank you Atul!

lovely find!

Thanks Carol!

Very cool beetle!

Thanks Maria!

especially like the fourth photo

Thanks for your kind comments guys!

I recently saw one of these myself while I was walking through the trails around a local lake. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111... . Nice spotting!

Very cool! The click beetles I have seen here are not nearly as exquisite as this!

Awesome :)

I guess they must Ashish, or maybe they just serve to confuse the predators like the eyes on butterflies?

Those big false eyes must be terrifying its enemies like predators.

Thanks harsuame, Anne Marie & Ashish!!

This is fantastic shooting of Eyed Click Beetle...!!

Nice photos of a great beetle!

Espectacular muy bello