University of Illinois researchers can now explain the physical mechanisms behind click beetles’ clicking maneuver. Belonging to the Elateroidea family, a click beetle (or snapping beetle) is ...
Click and release: Experimental set-up used to constrain click beetles during X-ray synchrotron imaging at the Advanced Photon Source. (Courtesy: John J Socha) Click beetles use the elastic recoil of ...
Why does this gigantic beetle make such a terrifying sound? The Hercules beetle is one of the largest beetle species in the world today. They’re unique compared to many of the beetles you’ll see ...