Stinger Bug - Sue Hanson © 2005
Dead-end start for a spiral chain (AKA Josephine Chain) into a split ring carrying beads over picot for eyes
Then into a Self Closing Mock Ring (SCMR) developed by the Shuttle Brothers

23 small seed beads & 2 larger beads for eyes
2 shuttles CTM Place all but eye beads on Sh#2 thread

Stinger start with a “Dead End” chain over a length of fine thread
Sh#1 Make an unflipped half stitch to lock thread
  Ch: 30 (2nd) half stitches & tension DNRW

Head using Sh#2 for ring
SR1: 3 <add B> 6 vsp 1 // 3 <add B> 6 vsp 1 clr DNRW
Eye Beads are added over auxiliary thread (thread around your left hand). 
Pull up loop & post the shuttle through, then turn bead sideways & tension before following with full ds (of following count)
Now remove starter loop

Body & Wings
SCMR
  Sh#1 Ch: 2 + (SR1) 4 SS
Sh#2 (5 Beads) R2: 10 B 3 <3B> 3 B 8 vsp 2 clr SS    
  Sh#1 Ch: 2 SS
Sh#2 (5 Beads) R3: 2 + (last R) 12 B 3 <3B> 3 B 14 clr SS
  Sh#1 Ch: 8 <3B> 8
Sh#2 (5 Beads) R4: 14 B 3 <3B> 3 B 12 vsp 2 clr SS
  Sh#1 Ch: 2 SS
Sh#2 (5 Beads) R5: 2 + (R4) 8 B 3 <3B> 3 B 10 clr SS
  Sh#1 Ch: 4 + (SR1) 2 close SCMR C & T trim close

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