Know its not dangerous, just wondered what it was. First saw it when I was sitting at traffic lights and it was walking across the windscreen...Looked really weired from underneath

Anyway, the Aussie bloke I was with didn't know what it was called, but I reckon someone on here will have the answer

Looks like a variety of Leafhopper to me but I've only seen bright green ones. Quite cute.

Yeah....had character....turned towards me as if to defend itself...always freaks me out when you know an insect is aware of you!

I've had a look in my sons Bug book. The closest thing that I can see that it resembles is a Squash Bug ?

Just googled squash bug....don't think it was one of them

Hard to tell from the piccie but it could be a 'stink bug'. One of those big Shield Beetles that you get on citrus trees?

Mmmm...not sure....once it flew off the car and was on the ground with other leaves it was quite hard to spot.

Got Aussie cousins coming round later....I'll ask them

It is called a bronze orange bug (aka stink bug) - be warned they are horrid. Live on citrus trees. Organic way of removal is boiling water in bucket, knock bugs into it. You can do pretty well with this method.

They suck sap of your fruit
They spray acid.
They fly

I got sprayed in the eye when doing my weekly removal - flew underneath my safety goggle things. It really hurt then I looked like I had a massive black eye down my face (husband was embarrassed) then all the skin peeled off my face and I was back to normal.

Best thing to do is spray underneath of you citrus leaves in early nov and march when they lay their eggs then they cant adhere. Eggs are laid in rows of 4 I think, htey are like little transparent fish eggs. Quite different.

They are the bane of my life
Vivienne

How long was it? Scale is quite helpful in identifying the darned things.

Probably an inch long. I don't think it was a stink bug.....my Aussie friend knows what they are and he actually had one on him that day...he said he could smell it, but I couldn't lol

Oh....and my aussie cousins didn't know what it was either!

It is a leafhopper .... actually the worlds largest

http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/asc...ae/ledromo.htm

It looks almost prehistoric.

YAY! That's it!

Was really strange looking...especially from underneath. He must of clung on cos we drove loads of km before we got to our destination....was surprised to see him still on the car lol

Glad I always carry my camera