Click Beetle

Found in deciduous forests, gardens, and woodlands, often near decaying wood or leaves.

Larvae (wireworms) are predatory on other wood-boring insects; adults consume nectar and plant juices.

Known for a unique clicking mechanism used to flip themselves upright or escape predators; larvae live in rotting wood for 2-5 years.

Generally harmless to humans; beneficial to the ecosystem as they help decompose wood and control other wood-boring pests.