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	AllRefer.com - click beetle (Zoology: Invertebrates) - Encyclopedia
		Also called elater beetle, the click beetle has a hinge across the front of the body that allows it to flex, and a spine-and-groove arrangement on the underside of the body that provides a snapping mechanism.
		A click beetle also snaps its body when it is picked up, which may cause the predator to drop it.
		Click beetles are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Coleoptera, family Elateridae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/clickbee.html (285 words)

	Click beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Click beetles (family Elateridae), sometimes called elaters, Skipjack, Snapping, or Spring Beetle, are distinguished by the unique click sound they produce.
		Clicking is mainly used to avoid predation, although it is also useful when the beetle is on its back and needs to right itself.In hot weather, they are prone to enter people's houses at night if entries or windows are left opened.
		Click beetles can be large and beautiful insects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Click_beetle (168 words)

	Alaus oculatus "Eyed Click Beetle" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When adult click beetles are placed or fall onto their backs, they have the ability to flip themselves over, sometimes going several inches into the air.
		This is done when the beetle arches its body, then suddenly snaps a pointed projection on the bottom of its prothorax into a small groove on the mesothorax.
		Click beetles are also known as skipjacks, snapping beetles, or spring beetles, come from the family Elateridae.
	entweb.clemson.edu /museum/beetles/local/btle51.htm (207 words)

	Violet click beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The violet click beetle (Limoniscus violaceus) is a fl beetle, 12 mm long, with a faint blue/violet reflection.
		The beetle is found only in the heart of decayed ancient trees, specifically in undisturbed wood-mould at the base of central cavities: in Britain it has been fond only in beech and ash trees.
		Its very specific habitat requirements mean that the beetle is very rare, and even at the three sites where it has been found, there are few suitable trees, and their number is declining.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Violet_Click_Beetle (273 words)

	Click Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On their underside, they have a click mechanism that aids them in defense and righting themselves when they are turned upside down.
		Click beetles feed on nectar from flowers and are not pests.
		CONTROL: The best way to reduce the number of click beetles in the house is with a reduction in the number of outside lights on at night and tightening and patching of screens.
	www.ext.vt.edu /departments/entomology/factsheets/clickbee.html (178 words)

	Click Beetle: pictures, information, classification and more
		The click beetle is named for the clicking sounds it makes while righting itself from an upside-down position.
		The slender, hard-coated larvae of the click beetle, commonly called wireworms, live in the soil or in dead wood.
		The eyed click beetle, also known as the eyed elater, is one of the largest species in the United States.
	www.everythingabout.net /articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/beetles/click_beetle/index.shtml (196 words)

	Crucifer Flea Beetle Biology and Integrated Pest Management in Canola
		Interestingly, all of the flea beetles prefer plant families that produce mustard oil (or allyl isothiocyanate), which is a known aggregation pheromone of the crucifer flea beetle.
		Beetles are most active during sunny, warm, calm and dry weather conditions, so avoid monitoring for flea beetles when conditions are cool, windy, and damp.
		Flea beetles can still reduce yield of canola grown from treated seed by 8-10% when beetle populations are large and canola is past the protection period.
	www.ext.nodak.edu /extpubs/plantsci/pests/e1234w.htm (2762 words)

	The Garden Safari: Click Beetles
		When beetles land flat on their back, it is very difficult for most of them to get back on their feet.
		This click beetle has a groove in the thorax where the first elements of the antenna can be put for better protection.
		To the left: a typical Click Beetle, Agrypnus murinus, common on the European continent.
	www.gardensafari.net /english/click_beetles.htm (648 words)

	click beetle -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Most click beetles range between 2.5 and 18 millimetres (less than inch) in length and are brown or fl in colour with either little or no ornamentation.
		Many beetles are capable of producing light and sound, primarily for the purposes of attracting a mate or for frightening enemies.
		The suborder Adephaga consists of several families of beetles that are mostly predaceous, including the tiger beetles and ground beetles, the true water beetles, and the whirligig beetles.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9024371?tocId=9024371 (739 words)

	Click Beetle
		The click is made by a heavy spine, on the underside of the head end, which is withdrawn and snaps back into a socket just beyond the hinge.
		Click beetles are also called "elaters", a word best known to crossword puzzle fans.
		The length of the life cycle, from the egg to the adult click beetle, is longer than that of most insects.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/400-499/nb446.htm (628 words)

	Click beetle
		Description: Click beetles are elongated, parallel-sided and usually bear backward projections on the side corners of the shield behind the head (pronotum).
		The eyed click beetle, Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus), reaches 1-½ inches in length and is beautifully marked with prominent oval eye spots on the pronotum and mottled gray wing covers.
		When placed on their backs, these beetles characteristically "click", snapping their thoracic segments (prothorax and mesothorax) to cause their bodies to flip in the air to right themselves.
	insects.tamu.edu /fieldguide/bimg151.html (300 words)

	Biodiversity - Violet Click Beetle fact sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Some populations of violet click beetle may remain to be discovered, and suitable habitat may exist in the Worcestershire Cotswolds.
		The violet click beetle is given special protection in Britain under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
		The survival of the violet click beetle is largely dependent on maintaining and improving the age structure of the trees in which it lives.
	www.worcestershire.gov.uk /home/wcc-bio-action-plans-species-click-beetle-text (1213 words)

	News & Opinion: ClickBeetleMania (Austin Chronicle . 09-11-00)
		It's click beetle season in the great state of Texas, and the creepy little buggers are everywhere: scrabbling around, dashing themselves at light bulbs, performing their brittle terpsichore upon the floors and counters of our houses whenever they can sneak inside.
		The larval stage of this beetle is what folks who have reason to call them anything call "wireworms." They're pests that specialize in destroying the root systems of plants, these larvae, and agriculture professionals abhor them with a passion normally reserved for the swimsuit issue of The Old Farmer's Almanac.
		The Kleig Beetle The result of genetic engineering by a Swedish pharmaceutical consortium, this species, crossbred with fireflies in order to incorporate the latter's bioluminescence, is capable of emitting fierce bursts of light -- over 1,000 lumens for one-tenth of a second -- with which to stun potential assailants.
	weeklywire.com /ww/09-11-00/austin_xtra_feature.html (952 words)

	UC IPM: UC Management Guidelines for Click Beetle on Grape
		Unlike the grape bud beetle and the cutworm, the click beetle is a day feeder.
		Click beetles are often seen in large numbers resting on cover crops during the day.
		No material is registered for use on this pest; however, click beetles usually occur in conjunction with cutworm infestations and it has been observed that the sprayable materials used for cutworms also control click beetles.
	www.ipm.ucdavis.edu /PMG/r302301411.html (233 words)

	Hercules Beetles of Kentucky - University of Kentucky Entomology
		Click here to see a close-up of the damage done to one male Hercules beetle by another.
		The feeding habits of the adult beetles are not well-known, but they have been observed to eat rotten fruit and the bark of ash trees.
		When a Hercules beetle is found in the soil or in rotten wood, it often appears to have a very dark-colored, almost fl shell - so dark that the spots are not visible.
	www.uky.edu /Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/hercules/hercules.htm (1071 words)

	Here's "Looking" At You: The Eyed Click Beetle, Alaus oculatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nearly two inches long and found across the eastern U.S. as far west as Texas, this gray and fl and white insect is one of the largest members of the Click Beetle Family (Elateridae); the huge eyespots on its pronotum make it one of the most easily identified.
		If it lands on its back, the beetle may "click" again, or it may tightly tuck its legs and antennae and "play possum" until the predator loses interest.
		Although adults are harmless, Click Beetle larvae cause significant agricultural and horticultural damage.
	www.hiltonpond.org /ThisWeek010515.html (530 words)

	Click beetle - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A click beetle does this by flexing the joint between its thorax and abdomen; the tension increases until the peg slips, catapulting the insect into the air.
		The beetle may not always land on its feet, so will perform this feat several times until it does.
		Click beetle larvae are the notorious wireworms despised by gardeners.
	www.rspb.org.uk /gardens/guide/atoz/c/clickbeetle.asp (227 words)

	Click beetle - Lacon quercus - ARKive
		This click beetle is generally brown in colour, with yellowish blotches and flecks, and a yellow band passing across the far end of the wing cases (elytra).
		Like all click beetles it has a 'spring' device underneath the body, which allows it to flip into the air should it fall onto its back.
		This feat is accompanied by an audible 'click', referred to by the common name of the family, click beetles.
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/invertebrates_terrestrial_and_freshwater/Lacon_quercus?size=large (101 words)

	Click Beetle
		Beetle groups include tiger beetles, ground beetles, water beetles, whirligig beetles, fungus beetles, rove beetles, stag beetles, scarab beetles, wood-boring beetles, click beetles, fireflies, dermestids, ladybird beetles, darkling beetles, longhorn beetles, blister beetles, leaf beetles, weevils and many others.
		Click beetles get their name for their ability to right themselves if they find themselves stuck on their back.
		They are masters of thanotosis or feigning death, often tucking their antenna and legs close to their bodies and remaining still for a long time.
	www.insects.org /entophiles/coleoptera/cole_005.html (158 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Click Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Click Beetle, common name for any adult beetle of the click beetle family, also known as the snapping beetle, skipjack, or spring beetle.
		Beetle, common name for any member of a large order of insects, the most prominent characteristics of which are the elytra—the hardened, sheath-like...
		Ground Beetle, common name for swift-running, often carnivorous beetles.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Click_Beetle.html (104 words)

	Bill Yule's "Click Beetle" photo - trichs photos at pbase.com
		There is a click mechanism on its underside which is a defensive mechanism for righting itself when it is turned upside down.
		It releases this mechanism with an audible "click" which causes its head to snap backwards with such force that it can propel itself into the air for as much as several inches.
		Click beetles feed on nectar from flowers and are not pests; however, the larval form of the click beetle is the wireworm, which feed on the roots of plants, and can be a pest in gardens and lawns if there are large numbers of them.
	www.pbase.com /image/46867732 (167 words)

	The Click Beetle
		This beetle belongs to a large family of over 7,000 species, about 60 of which live in Britain.
		All of the family are elongate, bullet shaped, and all have the ability to leap into the air to right themselves if they fall onto their backs, this action is accompanied by a loud click, hence the name.
		When the Click beetle falls on it's back it rights itself by somersaulting.
	www.the-piedpiper.co.uk /th11e(11).htm (215 words)

	Japanese beetle
		Individual beetles survive as adults for several weeks, and their longevity, coupled with the long interval over which emergence occurs, means that they are present for 2 months or more in some areas.
		Japanese beetle traps are sold under the claim that they attract and remove enough beetles to meaningfully reduce the nearby population and protect surrounding plants.
		They do catch a lot of beetles, so they do in fact reduce the local population, but the magnitude of that reduction is usually small.
	comp.uark.edu /~dtjohnso/japbeetle.html (583 words)

	Beetle, Inc.
		The Beetle Cat is a 12 foot, gaff rigged, wooden sailboat first built in 1921 by the Beetle family of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
		Beetle, Inc., located in Wareham, Massachusetts, is now the sole builder of Beetle Cat boats.
		As of October 3, 2003, William L. Womack became the new owner of Beetle, Inc. with Charlie York remaining onboard as the Master Builder.
	www.beetlecat.com (262 words)

	Clumsy Click Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Very Clumsy Click Beetle is about a clumsy beetle that crawled up a tree and then fell to the ground and landed on its back.
		a wise old click beetle came by and told the clumsy beetle how to click and flip through the air and land on its feet in order to turn over.
		The clumsy beetle tried to show the earthworm, turtle, snail, and the mouse that it could click and flip through the air and land on its feet.
	www.valdosta.edu /~jlgandy/paint.html (167 words)

	Bombardier Beetle: pictures, information, classification and more
		Bombardier Beetle, common name for any member of a closely related group of gregarious and predatory ground beetles that have the ability to eject from the anus a glandular fluid that vaporizes with a popping sound when it hits the air, blinding the victim and confusing it with the noise.
		Bombardier beetles spend most of the year in aggregations under rocks, hunting at night for small insects and caterpillars.
		The adult that emerges is attracted to a community of bombardier beetles by odors sensed through its antennae.
	www.everythingabout.net /articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/beetles/bombardier_beetle/index.shtml (200 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Barnes & Noble, Jr.
		The click beetle might seem at first like a dull little guy, but it has this remarkable ability to flip through the air, and I found that very interesting.
		The click beetle is an insect I had been thinking about for some time.
		Because click beetles land on their feet only 50 percent of the time, it takes perseverance to get really good at it.
	www.barnesandnoble.com /e_arch/children/carle_e.asp?userid=2IPRZ884PM&mscssid=D3AFVTLCMQS12NJD0017QJ1R01FS4M35&sourceid=&srefer= (1128 words)

	Amazon.ca: Very Clumsy Click Beetle: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The very clumsy click beetle has no trouble with the clicking and flipping part, but it does have trouble landing on its feet.
		The author's opening note explains that the persevering click beetle often lands on its back and is unable to right itself.
		The little click beetle repeatedly strives in the story to CLICK and flip over onto his feet, a feat shown to him by an older, wiser click beetle.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/039923201X (1052 words)

	mac os x iconsthis set con click beetleains the following 10 icons:acid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But the Beetle is the original, and the updated version has some features you may not...
		Residents urged to be on lookout for beetle
		While the Monahans beetle isn't a singer, its hair is causing a sensation much the same way the original Beatles' hairdos did.
	clickbeetle.millbeetles.com (804 words)

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