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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Agrypninae » Hemirhipini » Alaus » Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus)
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strange creature - Alaus oculatus
Copyright © 2012 Nancy L. Purington

strange creature - Alaus oculatus
Iowa City back yard, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
June 3, 2012
Size: 3-4" long
This strange creature was formidable. I kept my distance and used my zoom lens.
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Contributed by Nancy Purington on 8 June, 2012 - 8:48am
Last updated 16 November, 2012 - 11:52am

Moved
Moved from Alaus.
… Blaine Mathison, 16 November, 2012 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
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Harmless
My 7 year old son and I have 3 eyed click beetles as "pets" - they are cool even though they don't do much. They suck the juices from fruit that we feed them. They really seem to like strawberries.
… Tracy Merritt, 8 June, 2012 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

Eyed click beetle
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