Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Eyed Click Beetle

I took this photo yesterday. It landed with a thump on the deck beside me.  Never saw it before.  It was one big bug.  Those dark circles that look like eyes aren't. They're meant to intimidate. It worked!



A "click" beetle because it flips itself from upsidedown to rightsideup by jumping into the air, accompanied by a click sound:



A neat photo of its wings from WhatsThatBug.com:



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