I'm not an adult Lego connoisseur by any means, but I've received a handful of the adult/collector sets as gifts over the years. I was pleased as punch to see that they released a collection of realistic insect models consisting of a Chinese mantis, a Hercules beetle, and a blue morpho. I thought they were sold separately, so I spent a long time agonizing over which one to buy until I found out that all three came in a set!

Since these guys clock in at under 30 bucks per model, they're not particularly complex or difficult, but they still provide plenty of mental stimulation for an adult. I'm physically incapable of doing Legos in more than one sitting, so I finished all three of these over the span of an evening — around 4 hours with some distractions, give or take.

These are all made to scale, which is delightful. And the finished bugs are fully poseable! Bug legos: $80. Being able to hold your new little bug friends because you'll probably never get to do that in real life: Priceless.

They look good on and off the bases, but I'm going to leave mine on the bases to display. They're modelled on the environments the bugs live in, and they're fun to look at without distracting from the bugs themselves. The Hercules beetle is on a rotting log, the favorite food of their larvae, complete with mushrooms. The mantis is perched on a branch with leaves, and the morpho is basking on a tree trunk surrounded by flowers.

The Hercules beetle is one of my favorite bugs, and he ended up being my favorite model. The removable wings take him over the top for me. They're transparent plastic! I love transparent plastic. You can also open and close his horns. He is perfect.

The little face on the mantis is so cute! I love the base with the leaves and little ladybug pieces on it.

The morpho was the easiest to build, but they did a lot with the simplicity. The wings are hinged so they can flap around. The base is lovely and colorful and has a to-scale bee on it!

This set was released to rave reviews (and I think it sold out over the winter holidays), so hopefully that means more bugs in the future?! I'll take more bugs.