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Home > Book Reviews > Origami Insects 1

Skill Level :	Complex
Clear diagrams?	Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)?	Yes
Photos of completed models?	Excellent photos
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper?	Not for all
Are the models "Pure" origami (From square - no cuts)?	Yes

Overall Impression

Two of Japan's origami giants have joined forces to create this fantastic book, which will appeal to any complex folder. The Origami Tanteidan's "Insect wars" have brought about not only fully detailed insect species, but even the distinct gender of each variety.
The models in this book, while complex, are quite foldable, and can be folded from almost any paper.

The Models

Model	Creator	Notes	Photo (click for larger image)
Jambar giant scarab	Fumiaki Kawahata
Jambar giant scarab (update version)	Fumiaki Kawahata		Folded by Eileen Tan
Flying cicada	Fumiaki Kawahata	Also published in Quarterly ORU folding diagrams #2
Neptune giant beetle	Fumiaki Kawahata		Folded by Jake Crowley
Caucasus giant beetle	Fumiaki Kawahata		Folded by Gabriel Vong
Golden ringed dragonfly	Fumiaki Kawahata	Also diagrammed in Origami USA 2000 Convention Book , and in BOS magazine #196	Folded by Nicolas Terry
Japanese giant grasshopper	Fumiaki Kawahata		Folded by Deiby
Leaf insect	Fumiaki Kawahata
Eupatorus horned beetle	Fumiaki Kawahata	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #51 & #52	Folded by Jake Crowley
Japanese horned beetle (male)	Seiji Nishikawa	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #20 & #21	Folded by Eileen Tan
Japanese horned beetle (female)	Seiji Nishikawa	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #22	Folded by Nicolas Terry
Asiatic Locust	Seiji Nishikawa		Folded by Nicolas Terry
Flying Asiatic Locust	Seiji Nishikawa	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #37	Folded by Eileen Tan
Long horned beetle	Seiji Nishikawa	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #26 & #27	Folded by Jake Crowley
Lucanus stag beetle	Seiji Nishikawa		Folded by Jake Crowley
Goliath horned flower beetle	Seiji Nishikawa	Also published in Origami Tanteidan magazine #50
Hercules giant beetle	Seiji Nishikawa		Folded by Deiby