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glowing click beetle

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Description:

long, hard-shell, can move head and front legs on their own, makes a clicking noise, bright green glowing spots on top of head...gets brighter when touched

Habitat:

terrestrial, wetlands,

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Comments (1)
kizzay
Growing up in Miami, I never learned the English name for this beetle. We just called them cocuyos!

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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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