Roesel's Bush Cricket Metrioptera roeselii

Roesel's Bush Cricket
Roesel's Bush Cricket - The Thinker
Roesel's Bush Cricket, also Bush-cricket, is native to much of Western Europe through to West Siberia. In the UK it has spread in recent years from the southeast and continues to expand its range.
Roesel's Bush Cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush Cricket
It is some 12-25mm long (excluding long antennae) and is distinguishable in the field by the bright green or yellow u-shaped border of the "pronutum".
Roesel's Bush Cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush Cricket
The female, above, has a long, sharp "ovipositor" to lay eggs in grass or plant stems.
Roesel's Bush Cricket Female with ovipositor and full wings.
Roesel's Bush Cricket Male with full wings: photo by Martin Starnes (on hand as usual).
Most males and females do not have functioning wings. However, a very small number can develop full wings when the population needs to expand its territory.
Roesel's Bush-cricket OMG "OMG"
Roesel's Bush-cricket face The face.
Roesel's Bush Cricket stried back The striped back