Keeping up with the Halloween theme here are some very creepy looking origami spiders.  There’s something about origami insects that makes them very easy to design in such a way that they look incredibly life-like and these spiders are excellent examples.

Here’s a great spindly looking spider designed by Manuel Sirgo and folded by Pere Olivella

Pholcus Spider
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pere-olivella/5022956566/

Pholcus, Designed by Manuel Sirgo and Folded by Pere Olivella

Instructions not available

 

Chris Heynen designed this great, creepy looking spider.

Spider by Chris Heynen
https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamichris/19488206972/

Spider, Designed and Folded by Chris Heynen

Crease pattern available here

 

This is a very different and little bit more cute design by Wensdy Whitehead.

Cute Spider
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronatka/8946168782/

Spider, Designed by Wensdy Whitehead and Folded by Natalia Romanenko

Instructions not available

 

Andrey Ermakov designed quite a fantastic creepy looking spider that looks great for Halloween.

Spider
https://www.flickr.com/photos/origamiru/3768345473/

Spider op.10, Designed and Folded by Andrey Ermakov

Diagrams available via Origami Weekly

 

Here’s Andrey Ermakov’s spider again, this time folded by Mariano Zavala B.  It’s definitely creepy looking and you can see more photos of it on Mariano’s blog.

Spider
https://www.flickr.com/photos/marianozavala-origami/6362165957/

Spider op.10, Designed by Andrey Ermakov and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.

Diagrams available via Origami Weekly

 

Robert J. Lang is one of the most famous origami designers and his tarantula model is amazingly detailed.  Here it is expertly folded by Daniel Brown.

Tarantula
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielbrown/8413533166/

Tarantula, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Daniel Brown

Diagrams available in Origami Insects II, Video instructions available here

 

Here’s the tarantula again, this time folded by Shuki Kato and a bit bigger.

Tarantula
https://www.flickr.com/photos/origami-artist-galen/3036831851/

Tarantula, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Shuki Kato

Diagrams available in Origami Insects II, Video instructions available here

 

Here’s an incredible photograph of the tarantula in the wild taken by and folded by Adriano Davanzo.

Tarantula Outside
https://www.flickr.com/photos/-adri79-/19424680552/

Tarantula, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Adriano Davanzo

Diagrams available in Origami Insects II, Video instructions available here

 

Here’s one more excellent tarantula folded by Pere Olivella.  I especially like how the legs look in this one.

Tarantula
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pere-olivella/6162339905/

Tarantula, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Pere Olivella

Diagrams available in Origami Insects II, Video instructions available here

 

Alessandro Beber designed this awesome looking Argiope spider.

Argiope
https://www.flickr.com/photos/30452866@N06/2957751297/

Argiope, Designed and Folded by Alessandro Beber

Instructions not available

 

Petr Stuchlý designed a different kind of spider called an orb weaver that’s also incredibly realistic looking.

Orb Weaver
https://www.flickr.com/photos/petr-stuchly/12498115553/

Orb Weaver, Designed and Folded by Petr Stuchlý

Instructions not available

 

Brian Chan has designed an amazing wolf spider model.  Here’s an awesome looking one folded by Eyal.

Wolf Spider
https://www.flickr.com/photos/49643647@N06/5004529438/

Wolf Spider, Designed by Brian Chan and Folded by Eyal

Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan 16th Convention

 

Finally we have this slightly terrifying and awesome looking wolf spider folded by Gonzalo.

Wolf Spider
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79001419@N06/11046275083/

Wolf Spider, Designed by Brian Chan and Folded by Gonzalo

Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan 16th Convention

 

I’m 99% sure that all of these spiders are folded from one square sheet of paper.  Some of the sheets of paper are quite large.  Be sure to check out all of these artists on Flickr and be sure to check back for more Halloween themed origami soon!

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