Elater (Click Beetle) and Elops Saurus
Examples of the Elater (also known as the Click Beetle, Snapping Beetle, or Spring Beetle, Skipper or Skipjack of the Elateridae family) and an Elops Saurus (Saur-fish, Ladyfish or Ten-Pounder, of the Elopidae family), a tropical species of fish. The beetle has a clicking mechanism which allows it to jump into the air to avoid predators
Picture No
10536800
Media ID
47538403
Size
4030px x 5180px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by J Pass after H Bloch, published by J Wilkes, London
Date
1803
