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Click BeetlesHelp!
We have a 7th grade science project due Monday (05-09-05). We have this insect we would like to use in the project, but don’t have any idea what it is. Can you identify it?
Thanks,
Ben
Hi Ben,
This is one of the Click Beetles known as the Eyed Elator or Big Eyed Click Beetle, Alaus oculatus. Adults eat little and larva attack roots and small creatures in the soil. Click Beetles are so called because if they are turned on their backs, they quickly flex their body making a clicking sound and flipping in the air to right themselves.
Thank you so much for your help. Gotta finish that bug project. Love your website!
Ben
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We found one in St. Clair, MO. This is the first one we’ve seen here so far.
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