#eastern eyed click beetle

[onenicebugperday]

@bittling submitted: Found this guy under rotting bark, about 5 cm long. We had big eastern eyed click beetles last year around the same area so I'm thinking it might be the next generation 👀? (New Hampshire, USA)

It does indeed look like an eyed click beetle larva! They hang out in rotting wood because they eat other wood-eating larvae. What a precious lil child :')

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[pigeon-feet]

babygirl you mean everything to me

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[nalasocks]

7/24/23 cool bug i found

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[sagehaubitze]

As stated by a couple mutuals recently, ferns REALLY are such a good texture.

Bonus eastern eyed click beetle (very big dude!!)

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[rachelsrandomsphotos]

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus)

Taken at Turkey Creek Sanctuary in Palm Bay, FL

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[bbbugsnstuff]

Eastern eyed click beetle; Alaus oculatus

This bro was massive; the length of my thumb at least. Had no idea there were click beetles that could get that big.

Click beetles have an interesting ability; they have an organ on their underside that can be loaded to build up the energy needed to launch them into the air to right themselves if they end up their backs (and it frightens predators, too!). They get their name from the distinctive "click" noise the organ makes when it unlatches.

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[actualcoolbugfacts]

✨cool bug facts's✨

Alaus oculatus/Eastern eyed click beetle

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These are the acrobatic N-zis of the beetle world!

The anatomy of these fantabulous insects!

They have large have fake eyes on their backs that shine during the night, which causes predators to only see the large eyes and think they are much larger than they actually are.

They do, in fact, have antennae, but in this image they have their antennae tucked under themselves. They have thread-like antennae. (Beetles antennae come in three different shapes, thread-like, comb-like, and club-like.)

They are very flexible, and when they feel threatened they will bend their head and thorax backwards and then snap back into place so fast that they let out a clicking noise (Hence the name.) and go flying four times their body length into the air. It may not look like it, but they do have very powerful mandibles, so do be careful while picking them up, and always wear gloves. The males have longer antennae than females. The males are also lighter in color than the females.

Diet.

The larvae have a bit of complex, and will eat other larvae of beetles they consider to be inferior, although many of the insects they consider to be inferior are often harmful to crops, although the A. Oculatus will also eat your crops, as they are very much hypocrites. The adults eat nectar and plant juice.

Behavior.

They are nocturnal.

They can make specific vibrations and signs to communicate with either other A. Oculatus', or just similar species to them.

The females will also produce specific scents when they are trying to attract a mate. And, of course, they seem to think they're better than flies and wood-boring beetles.

Habitat.

They are California girls. They are present in central, eastern, and north America. They live in Deciduous forests. The pregnant females, like Stag beetles, either burrow underground to lay their eggs, or go for the deadwood logs. They are also Texan cowgirls. (Note: They can, obviously, also be California boys/Texan cowboys, but I find it comedic to refer to everything as female.)

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[neocurio]

eASTERN EYED CLICK BEETLES ..........IN THE BACKYARD 

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[antiqueanimals]

The First Book of Bugs. Written and illustrated by Margaret Williamson. 1949.

Internet Archive

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[zuble]

isn't clicking beetles what hiyoko does

nooooo leave the beetles alone :(!!!!!!

#also fun fact!!!! #my irl isn’t referencing the act of clicking on beetles. but rather there’s a real type of bug called click beetles!!!! #url* #so i technically have a canon url!! but no one notices because click beetles are that popular #*arent #the eastern eyed click beetle is my favorite i think it is very pretty

[platycryptus]

Eyed Elaters (Alaus)

eyed elater click beetles, like this Alaus oculatus from Florida, are the biggest click beetles (Elateridae) found in temperate North America.

Click beetles are best known for their eponymous clicking ability- a sort of elastic locking mechanism on their thorax can snap open with a loud clicking sound, which helps them startle or escape the grasp of predators and allows them to launch themselves into the air when overturned (you can see that in slow motion at the end of the video)

(more elating click beetle trivia below!)

They live around decaying trees and logs, the adults feeding on sap flows and other sugary liquids while the predatory grubs use their powerful jaws to tunnel in search of other wood-dwelling insect larvae to devour (by contrast many smaller click beetle larvae, often called wireworms, feed on rotting wood itself or other plant matter). To rear these beetles in captivity it’s necessary to keep the larvae in containers made of a hard material like glass, as they’ll chew through plastic and escape (I learned this the hard way the first time I found and attempted to raise a grub).

There are 6 Alaus species in the US, the largest of which can be over 5 cm long. Two are found in forests along the east coast- A. oculatus, the eastern eyed elater (below, left) and its smaller relative A. myops, the blind elater (right).

Even though the larvae don't feed directly on decaying wood, different Alaus species prefer different trees- oculatus breeds in dead oaks and other hardwoods, while myops found in the same habitats only use well-rotted pines.

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[onenicebugperday]

@venopynk​ submitted: Some friends I've seen in the last few months! All found in South Carolina :) Id not required but appreciated <3

Some very thrilling friends!!! In order they are an eastern eyed click beetle, a milkweed assassin bug, a male and female southern two-striped walkingstick having a nice time together, and finally an extremely beautiful and powerful mole cricket :)

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[sorrcha]

septembug prompt 2 - "forager"

eastern eyed click beetle, Alaus oculatus

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[cnestus]

eastern eyed click beetle, Alaus oculatus (Elateridae)

#coleoptera #elateridae

[mosquitogirl]

eastern eyed click beetle

[shadowkira]

The landscape and the wildlife that can be found there.

Broad Headed Skink (may be five-lined, but size was consistent with broad headed. I was out by myself and could not get proper photos of the head to confirm with scale count.)

Eastern Garter Snake

Eastern American Toad

Ring-Neck Snake

Eastern Box Turtle

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

#I didn't mean to post this yet. ughhh #Fauna #Nature Photography #Wildlife Photography #Cellphone Photography #Shadowkira Photography #My Photography #Herpetology #Entomology #Pennsylvania #critters love the river #And don't even get me started on the flora. There's mulberry trees. Paw Paw fruit #Pheasant Back mushrooms. Wine berries and Wood ear mushrooms. #I miss hiking. :(