Spring-Beetles
A name given to the insects that produce the dreaded Wireworms. The name is derived from the power possessed by these beetles (Elateridae), when laid on their backs on a hard surface, of leaping a few inches into the air. This power is due to a peculiar mechanism on the back between the thorax and abdomen. It enables the insects to turn over, which they would not otherwise do, because of the shortness of their legs. This habit has also gained for them the popular names of Skipjacks and Snap Beetles.