Is the bottle bug just wrapped with wire to hang? If so, what type of wire and what gauge? Are you the welder of those cool tool bugs?

Yes, 18 gauge galvanized wire wrapped for wings, and also some for antenna and eyes. Half marbles glued on for eyes. I then secure the wire with dabs of E6000 glue here and there. I also make lightning bugs with Christmas bulbs. I wish I could weld - no, I picked those up at various craft fairs. Here's a lightning bug

These are a couple of my bugs. The grasshopper I bought at a thrift store. I made the "bottle" bug using a small vase, which was too heavy and the wiring ended up breaking after spending the winter outside.

Love your tool bugs, luvs2click!

That Christmas light bug is just too cute! Why didn't I think of that?

The_Kat, is that grasshopper all copper or is the body glass? It is super cute!The vase bug is really pretty too!

I do love bugs!

PKponder, the grasshopper is made from some light metal. The outside is painted various greens with a bit of orange. His "feet" are little bells that tinkle when he moves. I don't remember if I got him on the old Garden Web Garden Junk Junk Train or if I bought him at a thrift store.

I found this good video on YouTube showing how to make ants out of golf balls and a wire hanger. They look pretty cute once they are painted.

That praying mantis rules! I'd have him in my garden any day.

popmama, if you love luvs2click's preying mantis, you'll love this one. I can't remember her nick here on Garden Web but her husband made this out of miscellaneous metal junk. It is quite large - probably about 4 feet long. Its "butt" is a glass lamp base.

Updating: Mildred Kindred's husband made the above preying mantis. I noticed she uses her full name on the forums here.

Way cool!