Eyed elater

6450. Approx 2 1.2” long, two eye type marlins st the top of its body, not sure if it had wings. When I placed a glass over the top of it, it withdrew its head and legs into its body. King Street West, Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Canada

Number 6450. This is an eyed elater, Alaus oculatus (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Also known as the eastern eyed click beetle, click beetles in the genus Alaus are the largest members of their family in North America. Their larvae live in decaying wood where they prey on the larvae and pupae of other beetles found there.