Mushi I (Origami Insects I) by KAWAHATA Fumiaki (KF) and NISHIKAWA Seiji (NS), 196 pages, ISBN: none.
Every single model is complex! As far as I've seen, you're well advised using foil for most of them... Jambar Giant Scarab and Flying Cicada definitely don't work from regular paper (for me, at least).
Four pages of color photos.
| Model Name | Creator | # of Steps | Info |
| Jambar Giant Scarab | KF | 85 | I like it, very doable from 6 inch Japanese foil |
| Jambar Giant Scarab (Update Version) | KF | 68 + 54 | |
| Flying Cicada | KF | 173 | not THAT hard to fold, but VERY hard on the paper... |
| Neptune Giant Beetle | KF | 167 | |
| Caucasus Giant Beetle | KF | 129 | |
| Golden-Ringed (Anotogaster) Dragonfly | KF | 164 | |
| Japanese Giant Grasshopper | KF | 93 | |
| Leaf Insect | KF | 71 | not all that hard, but sorry, looks like a squashed insect to me...;-) the upside: you can fold it from regular paper;-) |
| Eupatorus Horned Beetle | KF | 166 | |
| Japanese Horned Beetle (male) | NS | 125 | |
| Japanese Horned Beetle (female) | NS | 90 | |
| Asiatic Locust | NS | 108 | this one comes out okay with regular paper |
| Flying Asiatic Locust | NS | 110 | |
| Long-Horned Beetle | NS | 133 | |
| Lucanus Stag Beetle | NS | 63 | |
| Goliath Horned Flower Beetle | NS | 129 | |
| Hercules Giant Beetle | NS | 112 |
If there's no navigation bar on the left-hand side, click here.
On Origami and everything else: tina@origamiweb.com
In case of technical problems: webmaster@origamiweb.com
Copyright 2001, 2003 by Tina. All rights reserved.
Last change to this page: 27-Mrz-03 14:34