CLICKBEETLE
Click beetle
Insects in the family Elateridae are commonly called click beetles . Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spring beetles or "skipjacks". This family was defined by William Elford Leach in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized by the unusual click mechanism they possess. There are a few closely related families in which a few members have the same mechanism, but all elaterids can click. A spine on the prosternum can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum, producing a violent "click" that can bounce the beetle into ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Click beetle
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click beetle
Noun
- Any of various beetles of the family '''', generally less than 20 mm long, which if turned upside down, flip themselves into the air with a clicking sound.
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