found this weird unidentified insect in my garden. help identify plz

[Dinosaur Feed]

i've had those types of crickets in my basement towards the end of the summer

 

[drewskimac]

We always called them cellar crickets because they like cool, damp places.

 

[ellend]

The "stinger" is an ovipositor (egg-laying tube.) It will not harm you. No need to kill them.