Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Deciduous forests and woodlands, often found near decaying logs and stumps across eastern North America.

Adults may feed on nectar or plant juices; larvae (wireworms) are predatory, eating the larvae of wood-boring insects found in rotting wood.

Characterized by a clicking mechanism between the thorax and abdomen used to flip themselves upright if turned over. Large eyespots on the pronotum are a defense trait to deter predators.

Harmless to humans as they do not bite or sting. Beneficial to the ecosystem as their larvae help control populations of wood-boring forest pests.