Click Beetle

Description:

Click beetles get their common name from the unusual click mechanism that they possess. They have a spine on the undersurface of their prothorax (prosternum), which can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum. This action produces a "click" that can bounce the beetle into the air. Clicking is mainly used to avoid predators.

This little beetle had a black head and thorax and long, brown, fuzzy elytra.

Habitat:

Resting on vegetation in a rural garden.

Notes:

This is the first spotting of this species on Project Noah.