Click Beetle

Natural Habitat

Commonly found in gardens, meadows, and agricultural fields; they often enter homes near windows or lights.

Diet & Feeding

Adults eat nectar, pollen, and leaves. Larvae (wireworms) live underground and feed on decaying vegetation or roots of crops.

Behavior Patterns

Noteable for a 'click' mechanism where they snap a thoracic spine into a groove to flip their bodies into the air to escape predators or right themselves.

Risks & Benefits

Generally harmless to humans and do not bite or sting. The larval stage (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests by damaging root crops.

Identified on: 3/23/2026