Friday shoot-out: creepy critters

I am playing with blogger's "dynamic views" options, and started this blog as a sort of experiment. This template is the "Classic" option.  Maybe I can post some photos in different ways when I try some of the other options. FYI, these templates seem a bit "buggy." (No pun intended!!) At the moment I can't add any gadgets, for example. Oh well, who needs a side bar anyway?

It was raining when I noticed this little creature hiding between the boards in the fence. It made me glad to have a raincoat and place to get out of the drizzle, a place that wasn't just a couple of mossy boards.

 But what kind of insect is this? I feel like I should know. Showing the picture to John, I called it a "katydid," no a "cicada",  no a "lacewing," no I know... a "gadfly."  At which point he laughed at me. Sometimes I just can't hide my ignorance.

What is a gadfly anyway? I think it's a real thing, like a horsefly or a deerfly, but it could be a person who bugs you, too, and this what you get if you look it up on Google images.