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Origami Insects And Their Kin

By Robert J. Lang

Published: 1995 by Dover
Pages: 154
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0486286029

Buy from: Amazon.com

Skill Level : Complex to Ultra-complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? B&W photo for each model
Is there indication to the model size resulting
from size of starting paper? 		No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From square - no cuts)? Yes
Overall Impression

This is one of the most difficult origami books out there!
Lang's models are full of steps you struggle with for a long time, and
then get to repeat them several times over... But the results are quite satisfying.
Many of these insects can be folded from regular origami paper,
but thinner paper, or tissue-foil, is recommended for better results.
If you like a challenge, grab this book!

The Models
Model Notes Photo (Click for a larger image)
Treehopper
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Spotted ladybug
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Orb weaver
Tarantula on the left, weaver on the right
Tarantula
Tick In sated and hungry modes
Folded by Eileen Tan
Ant
Butterfly
Folded by Peter Farina
Scarab beetle
Folded by Eileen Tan
Cicada
Folded by Gabriel Vong
Grasshopper
Folded by Peter Farina
Black pine sawyer
On the left
Dragonfly
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Hercules beetle
On the right
Long-necked seed bug
On the right
Pill bug
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Praying mantis
Folded by Alfredo Perez Jimenez
Stag beetle
On the left
Paper wasp
Folded by Jake Crowley
Samurai helmet beetle
Folded by Nicolas Terry
Scorpion