Fairy research

William Allingham's fairies are not your usual chiffon-skirted, winged visions of beauty made popular in the Victorian era. They are the 'Wee Folk' that you should be wary of pissing off. They are the tiny fiends who will steal a child away for 7 years. They are Mother Nature's little revengers against any human who disturbs the natural order for his own gain. They are everywhere...

Which means they must have damn good camouflage because we never see them!

I've been researching other interpretations of fairy-like creatures (things like bowtruckles and redcaps) as well as insects like beetles and mantis for some inspiration on the look of these interesting little characters for my animation. https://www.pinterest.com/rachelmcmahon10/beetles-bugs-and-faeries/

I figured that as these fairies are creatures who dwell in nature, they would have adapted themselves to their surroundings rather well - in a similar way to moths perhaps? And would therefore resemble insects or plants more than humans.