Origami insects continue to blow my mind every time I see them. There are tons of different animals and creatures that can be folded with paper but for whatever reason insects always look the most realistic and impressive.
This post features another excellent collection of some of the best paper insects we’ve ever seen.
Beetles of all kinds are very popular. Here’s an amazing looking Prosopocoilus inclinatus by Kaede Nakamura.
Prosopocoilus inclinatus, Designed and Folded by Kaede Nakamura
Crease pattern available from Kaede Nakamura’s Flickr
Satoshi Kamiya’s Cyclommatus metallifer is another very popular beetle design.
Cyclommatus metallifer, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Damian Malicki
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002 – 2009
Here’s another fantastic beetle design from Seth Friedman.
Stag Beetle, Designed and Folded by Seth Friedman
Instructions not available
This is another one of the most realistic looking insects I’ve seen.
Camel Cricket, Designed by Kota Imai and Folded by Nguyen Nam Son
Crease pattern available in Origami Tanteidan Magazine #150
Here’s a group of some beautiful looking butterflies. The colours in the paper used here are really great with the black and the colour changes in the design.
Butterflies, Designed and Folded by Alex Mironenko
Instructions not available
I really like the feelers/antennae on the front of this beetle.
Euthysanius Beetle, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by P. Colman
Crease pattern available from Robert J. Lang’s website
Robert J. Lang also designed this incredible Samurai Helmet Beetle.
Samurai Helmet Beetle, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Matthew Groves
Diagrams available in Origami Insects 2
Here’s a fantastic paper Praying Mantis.
Praying Mantis, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Origami bluedandelion
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 20th Convention Book
This is a great silverfish design by Robert J. Lang.
Silverfish, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Al3bbasi
Diagrams available in Origami Design Secrets Second Edition
Robert J. Lang is definitely one of the best designers of origami insects. Here’s his grasshopper design and a great little scene.
Grasshopper Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Agnieska (Agne) Mackonyte
Diagrams available in Origami Insects 2
This leaf insect is definitely one of my favourite insect designs.
Leaf Insect, Designed by Daniel Robinson and Folded by Shuki Kato
Diagrams available in Origami Masters Bugs
This next model is folded from one single sheet of paper starting with just a simple bird base! You can definitely tell this was designed by Sebastien Limet because it has his unique style.
Who Will Be Eaten? Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
This walking stick leaf is another one of my all-time favourite insect designs.
Walking Stick Leaf, Designed by Manuel Sirgo and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi
Diagrams available in SirgOrigami
Here’s a slightly terrifying looking camel spider. It’s folded from a single square of paper that’s 50cm x 50cm. if you click through to the original image on Flickr you can read a bunch of interesting facts about camel spiders.
Camel Spider, Designed and Folded by Petr Stuchlý
Instructions not available
Here’s another fantastic insect design and I love how there’s multiple photos here that show it off from different angles, especially from underneath.
Locust, Designed and Folded by Kota Imai
Crease pattern available from Kota Imai’s Flickr
Here’s another fantastic beetle design. This is all folded from one square of paper, even all the little spikes and bumps.
Stag Beetle, Designed and Folded by bodorigami
Crease pattern available from bodorigami’s Flickr
Satoshi Kamiya designed this excellent cicada nymph. I quite like the pose it’s in here.
Cicada Nymph, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Antoine S. (origoku)
Diagrams available in Works of Satoshi Kamiya 2, 2002 – 2009
Here’s a somewhat simple but really beautiful looking scorpion.
Scorpion, Designed by Robert J. Lang and Folded by Pierre-andré
Diagrams available in Origami Insects 2
This amazing looking paper ant took 10 hours to fold out of a single sheet of paper!
Ant, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Ji Woo Han
Instructions not available
Here’s another fantastic and quite complex looking insect design.
Flying Lantern Bug, Designed and Folded by Bil Ori
Crease pattern available from Bil Ori’s Flickr
Here’s another great beetle. P. Colman painted the final model to give it that awesome metallic colour.
Japanese Drone Beetle, Designed by Kota Imai and Folded by P. Colman
Crease pattern available from Kota Imai’s Flickr
Folding all the legs on this centipede must have taken a long time.
Giant Centipede, Designed and Folded by Bart Davids
Crease pattern available from Bart Davids’ Flickr
Our final image this post is for this incredible made-up metallic insect.
Metallic Insect, Designed and Folded by Finward
Crease pattern available from Finward’s Flickr
That’s it for this post, let us know which one of these amazing origami insects is your favourite in the comments. Be sure to check out all these incredible artists on Flicker to let them know you like their work as well!
