Elateridae sp. (Click Beetle sp.)

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The family Elateridae is commonly called Click Beetles or Snapping Beetles.
Their body can produce a "click" which can bounce the beetle into the air.
Clicking is mainly used to avoid predation, although it is also useful when the beetle is on its back and needs to right itself.

Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname, 17 October 2016

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