Pic 1
P1040711 edited by Raymond Friedman, on Flickr
Pic 2
P1040713 linenar by Raymond Friedman, on Flick
Pic 3
P1040713 edited by Raymond Friedman, on Flickr
Pic 1
P1040711 edited by Raymond Friedman, on Flickr
Pic 2
P1040713 linenar by Raymond Friedman, on Flick
Pic 3
P1040713 edited by Raymond Friedman, on Flickr
Full marks for trying something different with the minimal/high key approach.
I think nos. 2 and 3 would be better if you had had the thorax & antennae in the shot ( as in first image) so for me these just miss the mark although I rather like the composition.