Photoshop 2 - an improvement!

Some help from Phil, and a vast improvent on my first week.  I have used separate layers for background and mantis, chosen a softer brush, and used it to build on my dark silhuoette with lighter tones and highlights.
Phil upped the resolution to 300 which made a huge difference, and sorted out my graphics tablet for lefties so that I couldn't accidently turn odd things off and on.