Articles for keyword: arthropods

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.

Diagrams and Video: A Butterfly for Wendy Zeichner

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Designed by MIchael G. LaFosse, text by 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.

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.

Review: "Origami Masters: Bugs"

by Travis Taft

A book review for the origami compilation book, "Origami Masters: Bugs".

Diagrams: Preying Scorpion 1.0

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by Nikhil S

Diagrams for a simple scorpion in preying position.

Crease Pattern: Dragonfly

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by Robert J. Lang

A crease pattern for a box-pleated dragonfly.

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.

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.

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.

Diagrams: Cephalaspis

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by Winston Lee

Download PDF diagrams for folding this Palaeozoic armoured jawless fish.

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.

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.

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.