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Click Beetle

Elaterinae

Description:

Click Beetles get their name from their special defensive strategy. Unlike most beetles, the connection between the first and second section of the thorax is flexible, so that they can flex their head and thorax backward, then suddenly straighten out with an audible click that fires their bodies several inches into the air. Adult click beetles feed on nectar, pollen, flowers, and sometimes soft-bodied insects like aphids. Click beetle larvae, ( http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/788... ) often called wireworms, are mostly predators on small soil animals. Some eat roots and seeds and are significant pests of potatos, corn and other crops.

Habitat:

Worldwide; Ground, plants, decaying wood, under bark. Anywhere there is vegetation and soil, but are rare in deserts or flooded areas.

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1 Comment

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Nice! I got one shot of these in the woods here in Belgium. I still have to post it in Noah :-)

Small Wonders
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Small Wonders

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Spotted on Jun 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 23, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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