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Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Alaus oculatus

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle, reference photograph — Alaus oculatus · observation 386986266 · orionid · CC0

Facts

The large eye-like marks are on the thorax; the real eyes are small and located on the head near the antennae.
Larvae prey on other beetle larvae inside decaying logs.
The adult's click mechanism can propel an overturned beetle into the air so that it can land upright.

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