Click Beetle

Found worldwide in varied environments including forests, fields, and gardens; often hiding in leaf litter or under bark during the day.

Adults primarily eat nectar, pollen, and leaves; larvae (known as wireworms) feed on decaying vegetation or roots of living plants.

Characterized by a unique 'clicking' mechanism where they use a thoracic peg to launch themselves into the air to right themselves if flipped or to escape predators. They are often nocturnal and attracted to lights.

They pose no direct risk to humans; however, their larvae (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests by damaging the roots of crops like potatoes and corn.