Click Beetle

Found in soil, decaying wood, under rocks, or leaf litter; commonly attracted to lights in residential areas.

Adults primarily feed on plant nectar, pollen, or flowers. Larvae (known as wireworms) feed on decaying vegetable matter or roots and seeds of living plants.

Characterized by a unique clicking mechanism used to right themselves or escape predators. When flipped on their back, they snap a prosternal spine into a mesosternal socket, launching themselves into the air.

Adults are harmless to humans. However, the larval stage (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests by damaging the root systems of various crops like potatoes and corn.