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Origami Insects 1

By Fumiaki Kawahata and Seiji Nishikawa
Edited by Makoto Yamaguchi

Published: 2000 by Gallery Origami House
Pages: 194
Binding: Paperback
Language: Japanese

Buy from: Sasuga

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