Praying mantises have incredibly thin legs, which challenge the designer to develop a base in which the layers stack in a way that permits repeated thinning. You should use the thinnest paper you can. find to fold this model DVEVSTRCMBOBSETT. CHISBIE RICE TA AREMEMS HOLE CHT MES BRENSTOT, ABBF VY ICBVRT. RSI MOMLE TREO 1. White up. Fold and unfold. 2. Fold in half. SBtLC. AAR CHU ME HACHS. DHS. 3. Fold and unfold. DEHUBICSDET BOLI. Origami Insects [Il 1074. Unfold Fac. SHA 5, Repeat vertically. Be 242RUKIENS. 6, Fold and unfold, AKEPACSHET RUBE. Ze 7. Fold and unfold. MEMERTAT. RARLORATT RUBE 10. Mountain-fold along an existing crease DUTOSHUBT DEABANTS. 8, Fold two comers. DERPAICADETHS » AL. Form a Preliminary Fold. CORB TEABALOL IC HB. 9. Fold on the the existing creases, DUTOSHUBT Rute, 12. Fold and unfold. WARTHOT EALGMEOS. 108 rds — eae13. Fold and unfold. ARABICADET HUBADIS. « 16. Fold half ofthe layers upward. FAQDGLRLOT HCAS © 19, Swing one flap to the left in front and behind. EO 1AERO 1 RE ENN. 22, Squash-fold, DERODYT 3 © @ 14, Reverse-fold along the 15, Swing the far flap to the folded edges. Repeat behind, right DUA. RALAL. HOROBABNBICIS » 17. Release some trapped paper. 18, Close the model HURKENTOSMEIEHT BOBS. 20, Repeat on the right 21, Fold and unfold Blt 16-18 LEU. BER IMICEHtT HUBEWIS. 23, Petal-fold using 24, Unwrap a layer. The existing creases. result will not lie flat DUT SHUMBCARE HB > TSE T OSHFTISTAIICHS. OUTING KIC REPS BSB. Origami Insects Ml] 109S4Ay @ 25, Petal-fold and flatten, AMZOAY TIT eo 4 26. Fold the flap back down, 27. Fold and unfold. DREEAHS. DEERBDAI HE ORA SHU THUBEWS. ¢¢9 29, Squash-fold the flap. Note where 30, Squash-fold the flap 28, Fold the flap back up. the mountain fold hits the raw edge over to the right. Hone. AFLOSYTINTAICHS. WHYS AKLVSUTIS CANAD SSLSSCECAM, SDELTHNAS. 31. Pull out a loose layer of paper 32, Fold and unfold, 33, Bisect the angle. and adjust itto match the right side. LOREEMICR URE HURL HUME AADE. CLHORLEDLS 9B. BHETHS. KDC SLT. 34. Reverse-fold the 35. Fold the flap back to the 36. Pull out some loose comer. right on an existing crease. paper. PUA. DUTSAUBTHCHURT, BRD TSALESI AT. 110 sige — Fee (ID)37. Squash-fold the flap symmetrically, AMZODUTONTADICHS @ @ 40. Fold and unfold through several layers. HE 2KTOA REPO S_ETHUB EDS. © 43, Reverse-fold the ‘corner inside. DREPDURU. > > 46, Fold and unfold through both layers. DARSDUT 2 SEOTHUBE DS. eo ® 38. Petal-fold the flap. 139. Fold the flap back down, PMEODU TINT DEEFAB. EDICTS. oe 41, Fold and unfold 42. Turn the paper over. DRE. Edie mas Se THUBEDIS. ee 44, Fold one flap up as far as possible. OIBUDECA TECHS. + 45. Fold and unfold through both layers. 2MRLD THUR DB. th 47. Fold and unfold 48, Fold and unfold through all layers, through all layers. 46 OH URED OBE FUMESDET SU THB DIS. SSCHUMEDIS. Origami Insects) 11149, Fold and unfold 50, Fold and unfold S51. Fold the flap back through all layers. through all layers. down. | 4B ORUBLP OBE HUBLPOREEDET FH TRY. a Se THUBEDIS. SSCHUBEONS. x B 4 [esr] . 52, Swing a flap over 53, Repeat on the right. 54, Fold and unfold. to the left SHE 44-51 EBL. FOREST AREAL MO. HUMES, Py me <4 58. Open-sink in and out 56, Open-sink in and out. SWEATY (Open Sink). SR=DELITU (Open Sink)» » <= VW 59, Spread-sink two comers on each side. 57. Tumm the model over. '58. Open-sink in and out ke ADR. OAT BET. R&B (Open Sink). DRT ED CHU IK 112 siebass— Feet,Says Ao vias ae Pe 60. Spread-sink 61. Spread-sink 62, Spread-sink two 63, Spread-sink two of two more comers, theremaining pair. hidden comers. Turn three comers atthe top. AUOARERE over. LOZ >On KY FOCHS. RNTHSAREBL BLKSCLT. OST SOAS. MET, DHTRICAY: ® 64, Fold one (65, Close the flap at 66, Fold another 67. Fold two flaps flap up. the top and open a flap up, then down and out to TREC flap at the bottom. rotate 1/2 tur. the sides. EAISBLS ADC. TALELCHS. ZEDAKE KIO Fela £5 LFEBICTS, BDENHS. IMS Origami Insects M113Se 68. Turn the model over. AKEBDNHS. 69. Steps 70-80 will focus on met, the region in the oval 70-80 (EA TBAT EEK. 70. Fold one layer to the 71. Fold one more layer 72, Fold the edge down, to the right. EOE 1 Ht 73. Fold the other edge 74, Sink the comer. 75, Fold two layers back behind. CADE ORO. to the left KN 28H. 114 piiebaie—Seek\=75) 76. Repeat on the right. BARE 70-75 EAL 79, Nattow the two flaps with valley folds, AERC TSSIIHS. 77. Open-sink the point in and out saAoR CORA (Open Sink). 78, Reverse-fold two points, DKADHUAV. “OS 80. Turn the model back over, WED. 81, Fold the layers in half MBICHS. 82. Pleat the layers slightly, relieving some of the stress. The right side tips down slightly. BRYOKICLTPLISL, MOBSUE BNIS. SAOBADL FYS. Origami Insects M115 Drouin Mantie83. Double-rabbit-car the forelegs and thorax and old them upward.. It need not be pressed flat. KOWOE ISIAH THM ENRENS LS, a RACTSCRSSBL, z * | Ga 84, Fold the head and forelegs 85. Double-rabbit-ear the hind legs. downward, Because of the thickness, Mountain-fold the edges of the middle the body will be almost round legs. REMNETANS, MIRSHORHC AMEMMEDEARULENSLNAS. ALES. PERS TS ASABE. 87. Narrow the middle legs. | 86, Further narrow the hind legs Spread the layers of the forelegs. Reverse-fold the middle legs. PBEM IS ASHE. | Bend forward the forelegs, HBLORZO SUS. | ARIES SICK TSLDICHS. PREDDI HU. MMEBIIS. 116 $aitbas—Fesk (I88. Crimp four legs down, Double-rabbit-ear the forelegs. AMAR THE RCS ABD CRAY ¥ w 90. Mountain-fold the comer underneath, DPABAGTURG, ROICRU. 91. Pleat the face. 89. Curl the forel Next view is of t MIORAHS. Ralcmett bers, wv 92. Pinch the 93. Like this. antennae. Shape the POW EAY face. wmeDeo, ROLABAS. 94, Finished Praying Mantis ease, Origami Insects Ml) 117