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Insects
Grey speckled beetle with two enormous velvety false eyespots.
Field facts
HabitatRotting hardwood logs, woodland
RangeStatewide
When to lookMay to August
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesOther click beetles
Field note: Flipped on its back, it snaps its body with an audible click to jump.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Larvae eat wood-boring grubs in dead logs; leave logs intact.
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