Last week I was lucky enough to see our largest local click beetle, the eyed click beetle (aka eyed elater), which can measure up to 1.75 inches. It was just sitting in the middle of a concrete path ...

The latest buggy inquiry comes from Primela Compton, writing on behalf of her parents in Liberty in Randolph County, NC. She e-mailed: "My mom and stepfather observed this insect the other day in ...

A click beetle rolling around on its back may look pitiful — but do not be deceived. Beyond the hard exterior of their bodies lies a jack-in-the-box-like mechanism that, once snapped, springs them ...

If a robot is going to be tiny, then it better have a way of getting around the many obstacles that will block its way. A new type of robot takes a unique approach to doing so, by jumping like a click ...

This googly-eyed bug landed on my shirt, then immediately flew off. Hard to be scared of such a funny looking bug, but he seemed huge! Thoughts? The big-eyed click beetle is straight out of central ...

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The clicking sound it makes, while doing an acrobatic jump that it has mastered, gives the insect its name – the click beetle. Such surprise movements or, conversely, feigning dead, are its common ...

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Click beetles can be found all over the world and are known for the distinct clicking noise their bodies make. Most of the time these beetles are harmless, though the larvae can damage crops. As a ...

Insects can turn any garden into a circus. While some have names that evoke visions of wild animal acts-such as the ant lion and tiger beetle-others are natural-born acrobats. So step right up and ...

July 23 (UPI) --Scientists have discovered a new species of bioluminescent click beetle in the subtropical forests of southwest China. Researchers described the new species this week in the journal ...

* Description: Click beetles have a hinged body and a spine beneath the thorax that fits into a groove under the abdomen. They are 16-19 mm long, with flattened, elongated, bullet-shaped brown bodies.