. z aContents Butterfly 40 Scirab Beetle Cicada 52 Grasshopper 59 2 Ongamt InsectsIntroduction The great British ruaturalist J.B. S, Haldane was asked by 2 reporter which ch: Crestor he Cold tnfer froen hi reportedly replied, fondness for The model al beetle i estimated that the number of meomnlal ever a Devi of several d therefore sow aking beetles by far the most diverse group of on Muences ax well, The Burteilly was animals on this planct. The total nutes pcb pf the same subject by Peter Gutalogued insects is estimated at over 1.00 mac the Spoted 1 MK Was inspited by th he original Creator remains 4 ae mystery: What oh os ena pe difeem top nil be fon wo fold and elf amon : tape, Most imp nx folding sequences, many of the models al has : ; : xem ry. Much of the appeal x mos: difficult designs here ven A folder np. n order, That said, the c Ye difMeult been tested 7 sthing i this book, Each model was-a challenge ‘ Jesign. | hope you enfy the challenge Of J. Lang, 1995 Origamt Insects troduction 5Symbols and Terms 7 “top, “bottom, and “vertical” refer to the di The instructions for the models use the line and —“wpper’ 4rrow notation originally developed by Yoshizawa‘ and popularized in the West by Randle an: Fach model begins from a square and through step-by-step drawings. Each drawin ; Procedures is tn this book. (For a list of books with more fe descriptic Procedures, sce Sox Y An exa # each of the basic proce th is name fs given below © performing the opera good idea to look abe Mountain Fold Although the drawings are intended to be sufficient 0 fold h model, verbal instructions are provided ‘ > for cach step for additional clanfication. The terms 2y from You ime sided airow Valley fold = fold the paper — — toward you Unfold Crease (Fold and Unfold) Xery line « — hidden edge or Origami Terms Colored side White side =. “a Folded edg: Nase >< \s . tA Raw edge £ the moving flap An cule reverie [eb8 Werte © Origami sects Procedures 7Rabbit Ear Squash Fold os Ae ce way ey tenga ewe agen o 2 miangde and swinging the point «ue ticer YoU undenake a model that wes one ou encounter one in a mete for the hak pould put the model aside and use a sce of paper 1 practice the tmanewver an do it neatly and deanly familiar with these proce fold some examples as Until Petal-Folding a Point oan open tink There arc two (ypes ake deogthcns and none now here ae dove Pleat Crimp Sega] — a = Th is exa ee ink you y 2 less formed by folding the pape: buck and forth in a : \ ursink, sinks come in both open and. closed vanes Bee Open Sink Fold @eD The sink fold sewers 2 poios that has no raw cclges. A sink is an open sia if the points completely opencd out halfway a PillBug * = Pill Bug 99704 Orieamt Insects4 3 us @ Praying ManDowie oe avert $0. Toone terio te a paper tote tom ni, eles he pp 109 pee iii Ke Origami Insects + n eee ey. tl aan$6. Seountsnt indore the ecge u; 40 Ortgams Insects id cath, rePraying Mantis. 113 We Origamt Insects= Stag Beetlestag Beetle 117201. Crimp the Map to the tet 2 : Stag Beetle 121 420 Orweami Insectsay ~Paper Wasp 131es eR cile : Samurai Helmet Beetle ° aT DS cial 9. Reneat with the tom edge, fold 432 Ongamt insocry494 Ortgamt Insects* Scorpion « Sanz 442 Origamt Insects153, Revere fl 151, Revers fold the 132, suntan old 455-8 deed enderoeat 156. Toro th : 7. Pinch 158, 454 Origamt Insects 193 ro, boat Mo gions f0 Mast H Hariy indetwed tc the legions Xd numerous mistakes in the ney. include Kirschenbaum, ‘Nishikawa, Issei Yo yhenbaur Levy, wh Acknowledgments ders who have contsbuted th thelr designs and tbrough presentation of origami ¥ SrtA special thank point Aoyais P "Tosh © En their way 1 Wk guchi, Gal If you would like more i of origami, the folowing. a bewinners: sober J. Lang, Ongamt Animats (New Yor Howse, 19 Rober | kang, The Complete Book of Origams (New Yorke: Do Joha Montrol ‘Publications, 1992) designs, there are a6 spire and challenge John Mi John Me ‘Sources formation about the basics re excellent books for Random, Publications, 1989). Fasy Origami (New York: Dever in additional challenging, mer of books that should you. They include interested Hk Soa Life ol and Robert J. Lang, Oni rablications, 1989) York: Dover ‘oll, Affican Animals in Origami (Sew dover Publicati ll, Origami! Inside-Out GNew York: Dover fe many ongan zations worldwide that Ke paper, and other origami supplies. Many that _ com models. There xoups in the se send a self-ad i envelope