Subject: Strange bug
Location: Pyramid hill, Victoria, 3575, Australia
February 28, 2015 7:34 am
I have never seen anything like it! This bug looks like a bug cream coloured wasp! Please help me identify it… By the way i am in Australia, Victoria, Pyramid hill.
Signature: Abi
Dear Abi,
This is a harmless female Katydid, and we suspect you mistook her for a wasp because of the stinger-like ovipositor which is used to deposit eggs. We are not certain of the species, but you may be able to identify it on the Brisbane Insect website.
Update: October 31, 2016
We just received a comment that this is a Raspy Cricket.
not a katydid, this is a raspy cricket
Thanks for the correction.