What on earth are these things?

Seen at Ferny Grove (Brisbane) this morning in a school playground. The best guess is some kind of sawtail larvae, but none of the photos quite match. I have put an enquiry in with the Queensland Museum. They’re about 2 inches/6-7 cm long, and the tail flicking, which you can see in the video, tends to start at the front and goes to the back in a wave. Very very weird!

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