Click Beetle

An elongate, usually dark-coloured beetle; an adult lying on its back can right itself with a jack-knifing movement that produces a loud click; long, cylindrical larvae live in soil, feeding on roots; can be serious crop pests, known as wireworms. (Order: Coleoptera. Family: Elateridae.)

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