click beetle
- n able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
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- This Week’s Creature Feature ... Eastern Eyed Click Beetles
Masters of acrobatic antics Michelle Steel Snapping a spine under their thorax helps Eastern eyed click beetles turn right side up. It also gives them part of their odd name, which describes the loud click made by their flipping maneuver. The eye in the name comes from the two white eyespots on the tops of their upper bodies. These eyes make the beetle look a bit like the head of a snake, to ...
July 4, 2013 - Bay Weekly