 Heteroderes amplicollis (Gulf Wireworm). | This click beetle is a Gulf Wireworm (Heteroderes amplicollis). It is not native but was introduced from South/Central America. Click beetles can produce a loud click sound by snapping a spine on the prosternum into a notch on the mesosternum. This trick can bounce the beetle into the air to avoid a predator or simply to get back on its feet. bug guide (this photo): http://bugguide.net/node/view/575754 wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_beetle |