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My
Home: I am found all over the
world in warm climates and in areas of high vegetation. I am nocturnal
and am attracted to lights.
What I eat:
As a larva, I will eat the roots of
plants. As an adult, I drink the nectar from flowers.
What I look like:
I am brown in color and from 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch in length. I have a
hinge across my body that allows me to flex. If I fall on my back I
will flex, which makes me fly up in the air and produces the clicking
sound. I will also 'click' to scare off predators.
How I am born:
I go through four stages of development: egg, larva, pupa and adult.
The female lays her eggs at the base of plants. Once my egg hatches
into larva, I will live up to four years in this stage before I turn
into an adult. Both adults and larvae will hibernate in the ground
during the winter.
Fun Facts:
They are very good at 'playing dead' to be less interesting to a bird or
other predator and will pretend they are dead for hours at a time.
There are around 7,000 species of click beetles worldwide. |
