Really nice. Lensman and I have to stop reading the same stuff! I was going to suggest something like that, myself, but since he beat me to the punch, how about a circuit board with the (now less frequently seen) capacitors and resistors standing in for the grass. I could see this mantis of yours as being pretty small and a circuit board could be a veritable jungle for it. Did you build the little guy with IK? I could imagine some outstanding animation opportunities with him....