It's Flying Shrimp Time Of Year!

Nezara viridula 

Chinese Shield Mantis (Asiadodis yunnanensis), family Mantidae, from Yunnan, China, above a Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhomboidea), family Mantidae, from Perú

photograph via: mantisparadise

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shakes .. this week's doodles !!! :D

RTV AU by ... -> @4thwallbreakerdraws2

SMG16 belongs to ... -> @birrdify

they're super duper awesome check em out X3

Phrynus marginemaculatus babies have molted off their mother’s back and I counted 34 of them! That’s a lot for this species, usually they’re reported to have more like 10-25.

Here’s the eggsac and hatchlings, which only spend a week or so clinging to mom but may continue to cluster near her for several months.

Wowzaa!! I'm going to need 15 of these 💥💥

Behold...

THE CRAB ORB!!

I got this from a Japanese gacha machine at an anime convention. It has one of four buildable crab models and I don't know which one. Let's find out.

Eyy, it's a spider crab!

Surgery is going well

My son has arrived

@modmad I found the perfect sock to make an Assok plushie out of ^w^ so enjoy a compilation of Assok being the best.

Me and the baddie I pulled by being an asshole !!

quickie 030

How did you make your head for your Mr puzzles cosplay? (I’m trying to make my own, and I want to get some ideas for the face mostly.

Ok! Lemme tell you how I made mine)

It's gonna be a long one so...⬇️

The head

1) Make the simplified 3d model

It's only base. Without knobs and vent

Here's the link (to open it you'll need pepakura viewer)

2) Print it!

I used high thickness paper, so It would be more sturdy

Next is a long one, so you'll need scissors (scalpel) and a lot of patience

3) Cut out pieces

And don't forget to number them (If you're using the program it will be easier to assemble)

4) Glue pieces together

5) Cut out the hole for the neck

6) To make head even more sturdier we will strengthen it with plastic (not necessary)

I used 3d pen and pla plastic and covered the whole surface of the head with grid

Sorry, no photo :(

7) Cover with thin foam

I used white, 3 mm one

This face didn't make it btw

8) Paint!

I used metallic paint and also painted edges black for the cartoony effect!

How to wear the mask?

For head to be fixed in place I glued polystyrene foam (I had few big blocks left)

And to how actually get it on head I made a door that holds on metal hinges

Knobs and vent

Knobs were made out of cardboard and covered with foam

Meanwhile the vent was created completely out of foam

The hat and antennas

The felt hat was found in the arts and crafts store

Yet couldn't say the same for antennas

Base was made out of cardboard and then covered with polymer clay

As to how I attached them?

✨ 3d pen ✨

And the last but definitely not the least

Screen

The screens glass was made out of palette made of plexiglass (that's also the reason why here it's green)

on the photo the same pallet but this one I actually used for paint

Faces were made using the same white foam and acrylic paint

For the screens to hold up I glued small clamps to the base. This thing allows me to change faces)

That's how mask looks from the inside

Yep there's a hole in the mouth, covered with black plastic canvas. Yes the vision is a bit blurry this way, but it's better than seeing nothing.

As to how I see through them

Ok, that's all byeeeee

Earwig, Auchenomus sp., Spongiphoridae

Photographed in Singapore by budak