click beetle

noun

any of numerous beetles of the family Elateridae, having the ability to spring up with a clicking sound when placed on their backs.

click beetle

noun

Also called: snapping beetle.�� skipjack.��any beetle of the family Elateridae, which have the ability to right themselves with a snapping movement when placed on their backs See also wireworm

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Word History and Origins

Origin of click beetle¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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Kelsay Shaw said Possibility Place has “all the creepy-crawlies” such as eyed elater click beetles, over 100 species of caterpillars, as well as butterflies and moths.

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Imagine a click beetle divided into two halves, the head and the abdomen, which are connected by a hinge.

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The green lights are click beetles hoping to lure termites into being their prey with a bioluminescent display.

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The world's 900 species of click beetles have a unique way righting themselves when they end up flat on their backs.

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Each might use a trick or two learnt from the click beetles, a family of insects with the unique ability to catapult themselves out of trouble.

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