See it running away from my meal worm containers. My best guess was some sort of grain beetle. I don't see any signs of anymore.
It's about 8mm long.
 
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			See it running away from my meal worm containers. My best guess was some sort of grain beetle. I don't see any signs of anymore.
It's about 8mm long.
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			That looks more like a click beetle to me, I don't know what they eat or a lot about their basic biology. You can find them outside quite easily.
Just to make sure, Hold the beetle and if it "flicks" itself and makes a clicking noise via this movement it's probably a click beetle.
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			Yup Elateridae.
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