More fun with spun caribou. Change colors to meet your Coleopteraic needs.
hook - Dai Riki 320 #12
thread - UTC 140 tan MFC 8/0 brown
abdomen - caribou spun/clipped
shell - Swiss Straw brown
wing - deer hair
shell rib - flat wax nylon black
feeler/antennae - Krystal Flash rootbeer
hackle - brown
Part 1
mash barb, start thread (140) at the back end
tie in rib and shellback
clean/trim a clump of caribou; 2 soft wraps, spin and pack
repeat 2 more times; tie off and trim thread
flip it over, lay a razor blade on the eye (to establish the underside) and push straight back