Need info about something found in my friend's yard
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Xena Nierobisz on Jun 21, 2014just check out this video:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz0NDUlqvWoHelpful Reply
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Linda Meyer on Jun 21, 2014Thanks XenaHelpful Reply
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Vetsy on Jun 21, 2014I've seen these here in Spartanburg as well and wondered what the heck they were..I'm glad you posted and happy that Xena supplied and answer... Here's a link I also found..useful. http://www.cirrusimage.com/beetle_eyed_click.htmHelpful Reply
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Wolfe Art on Jun 24, 2014Looks like an Ashy Gray Lady Beetle.Helpful Reply
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Helen M on Jun 24, 2014Interesting!Helpful Reply
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MARY ANN on Jun 24, 2014I have never seen a bug like this. Interesting bug.Helpful Reply
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Susan on Jun 24, 2014I believe it's an Eastern Eyed Click Beetle.Helpful Reply
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Susan on Jun 24, 2014If you turn it on it's back, it will eventually "click" to get itself upright.Helpful Reply
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Ruth Nederlk on Jun 24, 2014Looks like a old ornament for Christmas tree!Helpful Reply
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Halka.maryjo on Jun 24, 2014lol, Thats a bug, heck I thought it was a pendant, and was wondering why you displayed it in the hay, heheheheheh, any way never seen a beetle like that!Helpful Reply
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Joan on Jun 24, 2014Send a photo to your local state Xerces Society, or the department of agriculture. they will be able to ID it for you.Helpful Reply
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Beth Lloyd on Jun 24, 2014We are in Mebane NC, found one yesterday. It was at the base of a dead tree!Helpful Reply
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Cathy VandenBrook on Jun 24, 2014Please let us know!Helpful Reply
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Patsy Montana on Jun 24, 2014Eyed Elator or Eyed Click Beetle. Hope you left it alone, as it's considered a beneficial insect whose larvae are "ferocious meat-eaters, dining on many other noxious wood-boring larvae, including those of wood-boring beetles" (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-52_big-eyed_elater.htm).Helpful Reply
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Brenda on Jun 24, 2014Yikes! What ever it is ... I'd run🙀Helpful Reply
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F Aman on Jun 24, 2014I found this very same bug on my back porch Sunday. it's shell is extremely hard and it's also here in Jacksonville NC. Gave me the creeps!!Helpful Reply
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Susan S on Jun 24, 2014My suggestion is that the entomophobics start reading AND learning about beneficial bugs so the bugs can be nurtured to do their jobs as assigned by the highest power whom so many claim to follow. We don't live with bugs in the house and for the most part we ship them back out of doors. Audubon has a pretty comprehensive field book to aid in identifying bus of all sorts. No one book can list all of the bugs but, it is a good place to start. Remember, your children will adopt the attitudes and beliefs the adults have and without reason, the children follow suit. In fact, not one bug I have read about does not have a particular job assignment to benefit OUR EARTH!Helpful Reply
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Susan S on Jun 24, 2014Those and fire ants! LolllllHelpful Reply
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Lora (Howard) Cotton on Jun 24, 2014I'm in Richmond TX and I found one of these on a tree in the common yard of our apartment. It appeared to be "feeding" off an area of the tree that appeared to be "weeping" some form of moisture. It was there (at least every time I went out with our little dog) for over 24 hrs. The 2nd day there was a small butterfly that seemed to be waiting in line for the area. I DO KNOW that that butterfly moved POST HASTE when the beetle moved toward it. I found the beetle to be EXTREMELY interesting, and I stood studying it for some time when I first saw it. I'm with Susan S and Carrie Tait about ticks and fire ants!!! Seems I can't step foot outside my apartment without getting bit by a fire ant!!! Oh, and I want to add MOSQUITOES to that useless list!!!Helpful Reply
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MaryAnn B on Jun 24, 2014I love this...I learn something new almost every day. Interesting fact on this beetle since I've never one....Helpful Reply
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Misty Sunshine Horne on Jun 24, 2014It is a poping Beatle. (That's what my kids call them) if you put it on it's back it will snap and flip it's self over. Really awesome little guy. Harmless.Helpful Reply
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Laurie on Jun 24, 2014Not beneficial!!! The larva, called wireworm, are a problem. Wireworm infestations are more likely to develop where grasses, including grain crops, are growing. Crops susceptible to injury include small grains, corn, potatoes, sugar beets and vegetables. Legumes are less likely to be injured. Wireworms damage crops by feeding on the germinating seed or the young seedling. Damaged plants soon wilt and die, resulting in thin stands. In a heavy infestation bare spots may appear in the field and reseeding is necessary.Helpful Reply
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Buster Evans on Jun 24, 2014Interesting.. to say the least.. I have been catching up on "Nat Geo" channel programs about wild creatures... I have decided I don't need to visit Australia the middle east,or the rainforests now Ive seen enough creatures on these programs up close and personal to do me the rest of my life... There are so many critters to watch out for, scorpions, spiders,centipedes,and some ants... I had never heard of!! Killer BEES so aggressive they even land on the water and wait for you to surface... THen there are venomous snakes ... I watch it as an educational experience... however I would rather the venomous critters were GONE , leaving only the ones that are not threatening to do the "jobs" that need doing by snakes and BUGS... Seriously the world would be nicer and more enjoyable without having to worry about being bitten or stung by a creature that could possibly kill you before you could reach medical attention!Helpful Reply
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Sandra O'Dell on Jun 24, 2014Is it a Chicata...not sure about spelling!Helpful Reply
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Linda Meyer on Jun 24, 2014Thanks everyone- It is an Eyed click beetle.Helpful Reply
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Shar on Jun 24, 2014We have them in our yard in northern WV alsoHelpful Reply
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Sarah Bumgardner on Jun 24, 2014Eyed ElaterHelpful Reply
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Patsy Montana on Jun 24, 2014Grace, the article you referenced says this: "Click Beetle grubs--also known as "wireworms" because of their elongated shape and hard exoskeletons (above right)--live in soil or dead wood for two to ten years, depending on the species. During that time, they are predatory on other wood-boring insects. Most other wireworm species, by comparison, chow down on roots and stems-- including those attached to corn, potatoes, tobacco, turf grasses, garden ornamentals, and a variety of legumes." I read that as specifically exempting the grubs of this particular click beetle from those classified as pests.Helpful Reply
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Patsy Montana on Jun 24, 2014I agree the article could be written better. Take a look at this one, titled "Beneficial insects in the landscape" (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-52_big-eyed_elater.htm), which clearly states: "Unlike its many cousins, the Eyed Elater larva is a ferocious meat-eater that dines on many other noxious larvae, including those of wood-boring beetles, flies, and other undesirables."Helpful Reply
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Ronnie Pennington on Jun 24, 2014pine beatleHelpful Reply
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Kathy C on Jun 24, 2014Finding it my yard would scare me to death! That is until I learned more about it...Helpful Reply
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Andrea on Jun 24, 2014Google it...it's an eyed click beetle!Helpful Reply
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Melinda Chapa on Jun 24, 2014We have something like that is texas a form of locus I think that's how you spell in Spanish a chicaraHelpful Reply
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Angie W on Jun 25, 2014The Eastern eyed Click Beetle.............yuckHelpful Reply
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Fran Barrett on Jun 25, 2014A beautiful Eastern Eyed Click Beetle!Helpful Reply
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Cheryl @ Artzzle on Jun 25, 2014BEAUTIFUL . . . seriously?? This ugly thing would be squished immediately (if it didn't attack me first)!Helpful Reply
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Susan on Jun 26, 2014I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. (I think they are beauties too.) Don't worry, they're harmless. I held one in my hand and it played dead.Helpful Reply
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Patsy Montana on Jun 26, 2014It's beautiful AND beneficial in the landscape, so two good reasons not to kill it.Helpful Reply
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Wendy Johnson on Jun 29, 2014Certainly interesting. Thanks for asking and for all the info. I don't usually kill critters unless they invade my house but it is nice to know who is beneficial and who isnt.Helpful Reply
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Celeste S on Jun 29, 2014@Cheryl Brindle Why are some so quick to kill what they don't understand?Helpful Reply
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Le' on Aug 03, 2014You have to admit it is scary looking.Helpful Reply
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