I am found all over the world in warm
climates and in areas of high vegetation. I am
nocturnal and am attracted to lights.
What I eat:
As a larva, I will eat the roots of
plants. As an adult, I drink the nectar from
What I look like:
I am brown in color and from
¼ to ¾ of an inch in length. I have a hinge
across my body that allows me to flex. If I fall on
my back I will flex, which makes me fly up in the
air and produces the clicking sound. I will also
'click' to scare off predators.
How I am born:
I go through four stages of development:
egg, larva, pupa and adult. The female lays her eggs at the base
of plants. Once my egg hatches into larva, I will live up to four years in this stage before I turn into an adult. Both adults and larvae will hibernate in the ground during the winter.