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Diagrams: Beetle
by Will Lacker
As many as a third of the animal species in the world are beetles, and here’s a new one that you can fold.
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Diagrams and Video: A Butterfly for Wendy Zeichner
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Designed by
MIchael G. LaFosse
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Richard L. Alexander
Michael La Fosse named this splendid butterfly for Wendy Zeichner, the CEO of OrigamiUSA, in appreciation of her work as an origami ambassador.
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Diagrams: Heart Winged Butterfly
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by Linda Marlina Lookman
Diagrams for a butterfly with heart-shaped wings and a distinctive folding sequence.
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Review: "Origami Masters: Bugs"
by
Travis Taft
A book review for the origami compilation book, "Origami Masters: Bugs".
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Diagrams: Preying Scorpion 1.0
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Nikhil S
Diagrams for a simple scorpion in preying position.
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Crease Pattern: Dragonfly
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by
Robert J. Lang
A crease pattern for a box-pleated dragonfly.
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Diagram: Shrimp
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by
Joseph Fleming
Diagrams for an elegant shrimp by Joseph Fleming, a detailed model folded simply from an isosceles right triangle.
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Crease Pattern: Skew-pleated Beetle
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by
Robert J. Lang
This month's crease pattern folds a symmetric subject on an inherently unsymmetric base.
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Crease Pattern: Katydid HP
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by
Robert J. Lang
A hex-pleated design for a long-legged katydid with some discussion of the design principles.
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Diagrams: Cephalaspis
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by Winston Lee
Download PDF diagrams for folding this Palaeozoic armoured jawless fish.
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Crease Pattern: Hex Pleated Brown Widow
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by
Robert J. Lang
Explore hex pleating further with this long- and variable-length-legged spider design.
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Crease Pattern: Hex-Pleated Scarab Beetle
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by
Robert J. Lang
This crease pattern introduces a new form of uniaxial base design, called <i>hex pleating</i> and describes how to use technique technique.
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Crease Pattern: Cicada Nymph
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by
Robert J. Lang
Follow the design of this uniaxial box-pleated design from start to finished, fully assigned crease pattern. Then try your hand at folding it.
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