Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Deciduous forests and woodlands, often found near rotting logs or stumps.

Adults eat nectar and plant juices; larvae (wireworms) are predatory, feeding on the larvae of wood-boring beetles.

Features large false eye-spots to deter predators. When turned on its back, it can snap its body to jump into the air with an audible click.

Harmless to humans; beneficial to the ecosystem as they help control populations of wood-boring pests.