Click Beetle

Natural Habitat

Typically found in soil, under bark, or on vegetation; common in gardens, forests, and fields. They often enter homes when attracted to lights.

Diet & Feeding

Adults mostly feed on nectar, pollen, flowers, or occasionally soft-bodied insects. Larvae (wireworms) feed on decaying plant matter or the roots of crops.

Behavior Patterns

Known for a unique 'clicking' mechanism where they use a spine on their thorax to snap and propel themselves into the air to escape predators or flip over if they land on their back. Many species are nocturnal.

Risks & Benefits

Harmless to humans as they do not bite or sting. In the ecosystem, they aid in decomposition. However, their larvae (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests by damaging the roots of cereal crops, potatoes, and garden plants.

Identified on: 4/27/2026