Click Beetle

Fields, gardens, and decaying vegetation; often found under bark, logs, or attracted to indoor lights.

Adults typically feed on nectar, pollen, or soft plant parts; larvae (wireworms) feed on roots, seeds, and underground stems.

Known for their unique clicking mechanism used to flip themselves upright if they fall on their back, which also serves to startle predators. They are primarily nocturnal and frequently attracted to artificial light sources.

Harmless to humans as they do not bite or sting. In the ecosystem, they serve as a food source for birds and small mammals, although their larvae can sometimes be considered agricultural pests by damaging crop roots.