can anybody tell me what type of bug this is?

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buuuuuuuuuuuugs adelaide, Australia Jan 30, 2011

i found this bug in my pool today and i am not too sure what it is, can anybody please tell me? it would be really helpful :)
i think it might be a wasp that has lost its colouring but like i said i am not too sure

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jan 30, 2011

This insect has indeed lost a lot of its colouration, but it is not a wasp. It appears to be a male leaf-rolling cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) in the genus Nunkeria - see http://tinyurl.com/4pns5l6 for an image.

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buuuuuuuuuuuugs adelaide, Australia Jan 31, 2011

thank you heaps!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jan 31, 2011

You're welcome - one of these crickets, known as the spider-face leaf-rolling cricket, does an good job of mimicking a huntsman spider; it has black marks on the front of its head that resemble the chelicerae of the spider.

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