Japanese Beetle Samurai

I was assigned to design a bug for my 3D class. I'm working on the model and environment now, but this is the 2D version of my bug design. Initially, I wasn't sure what bug to base my designs on. Then, I ran across an article about the invasion of the Japanese beetle. It had a photo of one of the miniature perps, and I quickly recognized the species as one that I used to play with when I was growing up in North Carolina. I was fascinated by their colors then, and I never knew that the innocent looking insects were such ferocious predators of local foliage. For the record, they also make great toys.