Messages From The Wild

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The Click Beetle

With many thanks to Ray Barnett, Head of Collections and Archives, Bristol Museum and Art Galleries

www.bristolmuseums.org.uk | ray.barnett@bristol.gov.uk | @mrraybarnett

HOW TO RESPECT and PROTECT CLICK BEETLES

All species have their role in balancing the ecosystem. Some click beetle larvae are predators on root aphids and other pest insects. One species of glowing click beetles is being used for research into the evolution of genes.