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

Greetings everyone, welcome back to @lifeofclay, kenji here your sculptor. Please enjoy the video and see all the list of materials I used in building this Raccoon down below. And also please consider subscribing if you haven’t subscribe yet, and hit that notification bell icon so you will be updated whenever I upload a new video. Here is the direct link to subscribe.    / lifeofclay   • 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. Related videos: Giant Weta    • Sculpting Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracan...   Gant Spiny Assassin Bug    • Sculpting Giant Spiny Assassin Bug (Psytal...   Mint Leg Centipede    • Sculpting Chinese Mint Leg Centipede (Scol...   Harlequin Longhorn Beetle    • Sculpting Harlequin Longhorn Beetle (Acroc...   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) You can also VISIT and FOLLOW my other Social Media Accounts: Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.ph/kenlifeofclay Instagram -   / life.of.clay.kenji   Facebook page -   / kenlifeofclay   Reddit -   / kenlifeofclay   Imgur - https://imgur.com/Kenlifeofclay Twitter –   / lifeofclaykenji   Thank you again for watching and see you again next time, Keep safe and have a great day everyone. Special thanks to: Track: Peruvian Woods — Dave Osorio [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Peruvian Woods — Dave Osorio | Free Backgr...   Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/peruvian-woods