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vetropod
10-21-2007, 10:35 PM
With the seasons changing from fall to winter, the normal species of insect have gone into hibernation. Now the strange, previously unknown insects begin to crawl out of the woodwork. The Thorny Dung-Muncher is just such a beast.

Made on a Nortel Minor, measures about 2" x 2" x 0.5"

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SNYD
10-21-2007, 11:36 PM
wow wesley, this is awsome. All your sculptures are great.
Aloha
Nate
Racer X
10-22-2007, 07:38 AM
Nicely done!
ech
10-22-2007, 08:09 AM
Awesome bug Wes!:cowboy:!

But I have to ask: does the name Thorny Dung-muncher translate to Horny Shit-Eater?:o:
vetropod
10-22-2007, 09:19 AM
Thanks everyone!


But I have to ask: does the name Thorny Dung-muncher translate to Horny Shit-Eater?:o:

Ha ha!!! Basically :D
Glacier_Arts_Studio
10-22-2007, 03:21 PM
thats a bug i can get along with...

Kool as usual dude...
PyroChixRock
10-22-2007, 03:23 PM
Awesome, as always! :clap:
The Lorax
10-22-2007, 03:35 PM
cool stuff. you should make a replicate some bug i took a picture of.. found it in a river in maine, i still don't know what it is actually.
vetropod
10-22-2007, 04:02 PM
cool stuff. you should make a replicate some bug i took a picture of.. found it in a river in maine, i still don't know what it is actually.

Let's see the picture! I can probably ID it for you, at the least...
The Lorax
10-22-2007, 04:21 PM
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9014/dscf6035eb1.jpg

my brother might have a full body picture... this thing could swim well and had such cool little arms (not visible in this pic)
dislexei
10-22-2007, 04:49 PM
The arthropod you seek is the Dobsonfly larvae aka helrgammite aka trout candy but for the nerds out there it's Corydalus cornutus.

Small mouth and trout cant resist them.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/files/images/dobsonfly%20male.preview.JPG
male

http://cortlandshopper.com/DOBSONFLY.jpg
female

http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/wetland/wildlife/wild16.jpg
juvenile
ShttrdSpctrm
10-22-2007, 05:33 PM
awsome as usual. I always enjoy seein your new stuff, ecsepcially when its a dung muncher.
vetropod
10-22-2007, 10:34 PM
Wow, that's intense! I've seen damselflies but the larva in the photo is something else! Thanks Lorax and Dislexei for the photos.
dislexei
10-23-2007, 08:25 AM
Hey and i forgot to give you props on the beetle! I really like them, and the ones on your site. My mom liked the white beetle and the praying mantis. She also wants me to make her a snail ha ha.

Did you notice the green in the adult females eyes. Very cool.

These bugs are impresive, the larve can be like 3+ inches long. The adults more like 4. The mandibles are impressive on this species.

I think the young are predators just like dragonfly's and damselfly's.