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plant_it Valparaiso, IN Aug 12, 2020

Any idea what kind of bug this is?

(Midwest, US)

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 13, 2020

A click beetle (family Elateridae); larvae of some species are called wireworms.

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plant_it Valparaiso, IN Aug 13, 2020

With the help of your ID, I looked them up and really enjoyed reading about them. https://uwm.edu/field-station/eyed-elater-click-beetles-family-elateridae/

Thank you so much 🙏

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Aug 13, 2020

Ever so much fun to play with as a child...

Holding them between your fingers, you really feel where the moniker Click Beetle comes from.

Setting them on their backs on the sidewalk, and watching the vigor with which they "click" and flip themselves up in the air - simply amazing.

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plant_it Valparaiso, IN Aug 18, 2020

That's really cool. I won't be afraid to handle them now. In fact I kind of hope I see another one before winter sets in.

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