It's funny; several days later and I still cannot shake the pirate imagery associated with this guy. He does look rather fetching in a pirate hat however, so it may be all for the best!I find it interesting that you bring up the mechanical aesthetic of the various segments. During the process of painting him, I did not have a solid plan, instead opting to paint it in however I felt at the moment (with inspiration from frogs and poodle moths of all things!). While not an entirely conscious decision, I have little doubt that the ribbing was influenced by the idea of mechanics, and I'm glad that you brought that to my attention, as I hadn't realized it entirely on my own!As for your question regarding the hook-like appendages, in this case they'd be mostly for show between mating season rivals- whoever waves around the biggest claw floof wins the girl! They can also be used in self defense as a last measure, but if something's already so close that it can be reached by the claws, it's probably already too late, unfortunately.