Jul 10, 2023
@quietlyignoringyou submitted: Found a bug in [removed] (please remove location). I was told it was a wasp of some sort. Thank you in advance.
It’s a grasshopper! It just happens to have stripey legs, which is maybe why it was mistaken for a wasp.
I am absolutely delighted to tell you that this species’ common name is the prairie boopie. They’re in the genus Boopedon, collectively called boopies :)
Here’s a closer peek at one that looks like yours:
Photo by taharms48