Sculpting Malaysian Giant Long-legged Katydid (Arachnacris corporalis) Polymer Clay Insect Sculpture

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• Arachnacris corporalis is a species of carnivorous giant katydid native to Malaysia.
• It is ranked as the largest and the loudest katydid on earth, with an impressive body length of 6 inches and a wingspan of 10 inches. And a sound level of 110 decibels.
• But despite their size, they are considered harmless to humans.
• Katydids are related to grasshoppers so they look like similar but katydid has long antennae and leaf like appearance and these characteristics distinguished them from their grasshopper relatives.
• During the day they remain motionless and use their body shapes, twig like legs and leaf like appearance to blend in with its habitat extremely effectively.
• Though it possesses large wings, it rarely chooses to fly and despite the size of its legs, it also rarely jumps either.
• And you know why they are called katydid? Because the noise they make was thought to sound like ‘katy-did- kay-didn’t’ repeated over and over. Just like how other animal names created through imitation of the sound they produce.
• It primarily feeds on vegetation yet occasionally consumes small insects as well.
• And most katydid species can live only for a year or less.

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Clay:
• Opaque light green clay (made out of sculpey premo wihte)
• Sculpey premo translucent (Tinted with different hues of green)
• Air dry clay (basing for the wings)
Other materials:
• 3mm aluminum wire
• Aluminum foil
• 2 parts epoxy
• Cotton twine
• 1mm stainless steel wires
• Plastic bristles
Paints:
• Sap green (folkart acrylic)
(Armored komodo acry paint)
• Burnt umber
• Raw sienna
• Titanium white
• Black
Varnish:
• Water-based Satin varnish (decoart americana)
• 2 parts clear resin (for the eyes)

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