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Big-eyed Click Beetle

Alaus oculatus

Description:

large (maybe 3 cm) black beetle with white spots and 2 large black "eye" spots ringed in white

Habitat:

urban schoolyard on bench under White Oak tree

Notes:

get their name "click" because of the click sound they make when they flip themselves right side up when they are on their back

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1 Comment

triggsturner
triggsturner 8 years ago

Lovely image Charlotte, thanks for sharing it.

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 24, 2015
Submitted on Dec 30, 2015

Spotted for Mission

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