Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Deciduous forests and woodlands, often found near decaying logs and tree stumps.

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

Known for a clicking mechanism used to right themselves or escape predators. The large 'eyes' on the pronotum are false eye spots intended to intimidate predators.

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