Most species of click beetles are brown or black, and some have red or yellow markings. Size also varies between species, with some being as small as a quarter of an inch long, and others reaching ...

The big-eyed click beetle is straight out of central casting for backyard zoo. Coming in at up to 2? long, with false eye spots to intimidate predators, the native ...

That is, female Jamaican click beetles prefer males who emit orange light versus a green or yellow hue. Perhaps there some evolutionary advantage to orange, such as better protection from predators.

How an enzyme in fireflies, click beetles and glow worms yields different colors. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 28, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 08 / 160803111756.htm ...

The glow of fireflies at dusk is a welcome sign of summer. The same enzyme that helps give these familiar bugs their characteristic flash of yellow, yields red light in acidic conditions. Similar ...

Megan Verlee/CPR News Francisco Garcia, entomology manager at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, notes that click beetles are one of the most diverse families of insects. July 3, 2023. It’s ...

That is, female Jamaican click beetles prefer males who emit orange light versus a green or yellow hue. Perhaps there some evolutionary advantage to orange, such as better protection from predators.