[New post] Giant Click Beetle

f&m posted: " The Giant Click Beetle (Oxynopterus annamensis) is an insect in the Elateridae family of click beetles. The Giant Click Beetle is black to reddish-brown. The male has distinctive feather-like antennae. The female has thin, toothed antennae. It has a p" New post on SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Giant Click Beetle by f&m The Giant Click Beetle (Oxynopterus annamensis) is an insect in the Elateridae family of click beetles. The Giant Click Beetle is black to reddish-brown. The male has distinctive feather-like antennae. The female has thin, toothed antennae. It has a prothorax (front thorax) that is shield-shaped with sharply pointed posteriolateral tips. The elytra (wing cases) are long and smooth, tapering to a point at the tail end. It has wings, but it is not a strong flyer. It has simple, hairless claws on the tarsal segments of its six legs. Read more of this post f&m | March 31, 2022 at 2:40 pm | Tags: antennae, Asia, beetle, elytra, metamorphosis, nocturnal, wireworm | Categories: Insects, Arachnids, and Bugs | URL: https://wp.me/p8KWmD-7BF Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2022/03/31/giant-click-beetle/