Click Beetle

Fields, grasslands, and home gardens; often found under stones, logs, or near porch lights.

Adults feed on flower nectar and soft plant tissues; larvae (wireworms) feed on roots and seeds.

Characterized by a unique snapping mechanism between the thorax and abdomen that allows them to flip into the air to avoid predators. They are primarily nocturnal and attracted to lights.

Generally harmless to humans but larvae (wireworms) can be significant agricultural pests to crops like corn and potatoes. Ecosystem benefits include being a food source for birds and small mammals.