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Click Beetle
Hemicrepidius hemipodus
41.901, -73.4802
Field Notes
Description:
Click beetles get their common name from the unusual click mechanism that they possess. They have a spine on the undersurface of their prothorax (prosternum), which can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum. This action produces a "click" that can bounce the beetle into the air. Clicking is mainly used to avoid predators.
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This little beetle had a black head and thorax and long, brown, fuzzy elytra.
Habitat:
Resting on vegetation in a rural garden.
Notes:
This is the first spotting of this species on Project Noah.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 20, 2017
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