Thanks very much again everyone.
Brodie - No, this was just something to explore. I do a lot of drudgery SketchUp at work. I wanted to try and do some organic shapes and see if I could manage it. It can really get complicated trying to move, rotate and basically stay oriented with a myriad of obscure surfaces from every perspective when in close.
Also - wow! thanks EarthMover for the extra nice compliment and taking the image and giving it another artistic angle.
I have more normal or realistic wings that I may work into the model. When experimenting with the wings, I really liked the semi-transparent 'black onyx' surface and went with it. I DO realize it shifts the insect more into the fantasy realm.
Here's another detail.
This close in you can begin to see the facets of the compound eyes are not small enough and not rounded hexigonal π
I did try for the correct shape and size of the cells or facets, but again, it brings my hardware and/or the software to its knees and locks up during rendering.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/Cyberdactyl/detail1a.jpg