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Altanticus testaceus
This is some type of hopping animal. Is it poisonous or not?
Spotted on Jun 17, 2015
Submitted on Jun 18, 2015
1 Comment
This looks like a female Shield-backed Katydid, Subfamily Tettigoniinae. They are harmless. The long, sword-like appendage extending out from the end of the abdomen is an ovipositor. It is used to lay eggs, nothing else. :-)
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