Need info about something found in my friend's yard
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Linda Meyer
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Does anyone know what this is?? It is about the size of a tennis ball.
What is this!!!
41 answers
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just check out this video:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz0NDUlqvWo
Xena Nierobisz
on Jun 21, 2014
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Thanks Xena
Linda Meyer
on Jun 21, 2014
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I'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.htm
Vetsy
on Jun 21, 2014
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Looks like an Ashy Gray Lady Beetle.
Wolfe Art
on Jun 24, 2014
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Interesting!
Helen M
on Jun 24, 2014
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I have never seen a bug like this. Interesting bug.
MARY ANN
on Jun 24, 2014
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I believe it's an Eastern Eyed Click Beetle.
Susan
on Jun 24, 2014
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If you turn it on it's back, it will eventually "click" to get itself upright.
Susan
on Jun 24, 2014
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Looks like a old ornament for Christmas tree!
Ruth Nederlk
on Jun 24, 2014
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lol, 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!
Halka.maryjo
on Jun 24, 2014
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Send a photo to your local state Xerces Society, or the department of agriculture. they will be able to ID it for you.
Joan
on Jun 24, 2014
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We are in Mebane NC, found one yesterday. It was at the base of a dead tree!
Beth Lloyd
on Jun 24, 2014
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Please let us know!
Cathy VandenBrook
on Jun 24, 2014
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Eyed 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).
Patsy Montana
on Jun 24, 2014
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Yikes! What ever it is ... I'd run🙀
Brenda
on Jun 24, 2014
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I 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!!
F Aman
on Jun 24, 2014
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My 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!
Susan S
on Jun 24, 2014
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Those and fire ants! Lolllll
Susan S
on Jun 24, 2014
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I'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!!!
Lora (Howard) Cotton
on Jun 24, 2014
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I love this...I learn something new almost every day. Interesting fact on this beetle since I've never one....
MaryAnn B
on Jun 24, 2014
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It 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.
Misty Sunshine Horne
on Jun 24, 2014
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Not 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.
Laurie
on Jun 24, 2014
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Interesting.. 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!
Buster Evans
on Jun 24, 2014
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Is it a Chicata...not sure about spelling!
Sandra O'Dell
on Jun 24, 2014
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Thanks everyone- It is an Eyed click beetle.
Linda Meyer
on Jun 24, 2014
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We have them in our yard in northern WV also
Shar
on Jun 24, 2014
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Eyed Elater
Sarah Bumgardner
on Jun 24, 2014
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Grace, 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.
Patsy Montana
on Jun 24, 2014
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I 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."
Patsy Montana
on Jun 24, 2014
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pine beatle
Ronnie Pennington
on Jun 24, 2014
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Finding it my yard would scare me to death! That is until I learned more about it...
Kathy C
on Jun 24, 2014
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Google it...it's an eyed click beetle!
Andrea
on Jun 24, 2014
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We have something like that is texas a form of locus I think that's how you spell in Spanish a chicara
Melinda Chapa
on Jun 24, 2014
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The Eastern eyed Click Beetle.............yuck
Angie W
on Jun 25, 2014
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A beautiful Eastern Eyed Click Beetle!
Fran Barrett
on Jun 25, 2014
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BEAUTIFUL . . . seriously?? This ugly thing would be squished immediately (if it didn't attack me first)!
Cheryl @ Artzzle
on Jun 25, 2014
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I 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.
Susan
on Jun 26, 2014
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It's beautiful AND beneficial in the landscape, so two good reasons not to kill it.
Patsy Montana
on Jun 26, 2014
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Certainly 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.
Wendy Johnson
on Jun 29, 2014
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@Cheryl Brindle Why are some so quick to kill what they don't understand?
Celeste S
on Jun 29, 2014
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You have to admit it is scary looking.
Le'
on Aug 03, 2014
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