Click Beetle Rests on Decaying Log Coloring Page

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Story Spark

Imagine yourself tiny, walking on a grand, weathered log, meeting a click beetle. What tales of the forest would this wise little beetle share with you?

Parent's Toolkit

Word of the Day

Crepuscular

Most active during twilight hours—dawn and dusk. Like many animals, beetles like to be out when it's not too bright!

Did You Know?

• When a click beetle is on its back, it bends its body and 'clicks' to flip into the air, landing right-side up!
• Some click beetle species are bioluminescent; their bodies glow in the dark, creating a magical forest light show.
• Click beetles' larvae, called wireworms, live in the soil and can spend several years developing before becoming adults.

Conversation Corner

? If you could have a conversation with this beetle, what would you ask it about?
? How does the click beetle's ability to flip itself over remind you of?
? How do you feel knowing that even decaying things, like the log, play a vital?

Download this free Realistic click beetle coloring page for kids. It shows a textured beetle resting on a decaying log with mushroom growths.