Thanks, guys. I've cleaned up the last picture, and added the feet.
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And this is a detailed picture of what her jaws look like. The lower jaw is split, and can seperate to accomidate prey. This species, while domesticated, still posess strong hunting instincts, and prefer their prey kicking and screaming as opposed to eating at a civilized location.
She looked so sweet, too...
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These creatures have the majority of digestive organs in their abdomen, and the thorax area is simply a place to store food until it's ready to be pushed down. Millions of years earlier, extinct relatives would hibernate during the winter months and would have to store an insane quantitiy of food in their "waiting room," (they had a high metabolism, and while it slowed down, it was still pretty fast) and while the species no longer hibernates, their thorax segments still retain the same elasticity.
I got the idea from mosquitos and ticks, obviously.
(She forgot to sting this one, apparently. Poor slug-thing's hanging on to something for dear life, literally!)
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But seriously, she's not a bad bug, just built for a carnivorous lifestyle. I'll do some more of the tall male bug, and some more docile pictures of the she-bug later.