Help Please! What is this bug? Friend or Foe?
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Can't tell for sure from the picture but it looks like a predator. I wouldn't kill him just yet. See if you can get a better picture
I'll see if I can find him this evening. Thank you!
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It does look like a killer and we gardeners do like killers
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I agree with you, it looks like an insect that attacks pests rather than plants.
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It looks like a Katydid nymph, known as a cricket here in Britain.
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It very well could be. I just can't be sure
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I've taken this image from the internet. The insect also has the banded antenna that shows in swerth1's picture.
