The Best Origami Insects of 2018



There are a few more categories to wrap up for the Best Origami of 2018. This time we’re
looking at insects which are always very impressive and there are a lot of great models from 2018.

Like the previous posts voting will be open for 2 weeks until September 23, 2019
so vote for your favourites at the end.


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There’s a lot to go through in this post so lets get started with one of Kota Imai’s amazing beetles.
Kota Imai is one of the best insect designers I’ve ever seen and all the details, especially
the little bits on the legs here are incredible.



This cockroach looks fantastic.

Here’s very realistic looking scorpion.

Here’s another incredibly realistic looking insect.

This leaf insect is a pretty cool looking model and this one also looks very life-like.

This is one of the best mantis designs I’ve seen and I especially like the action pose.

Here’s another beautiful beetle design.

I’m still amazed at how many incredibly amazing and different origami beetle designs.

This flying beetle is on another entire level because I’m pretty sure it’s all one sheet of paper.

Here’s another incredible example of a colour change in design.

Here’s another really excellent beetle design full of fantastic.

This is another fantastic model that looks absolutely beautiful here.

Michael Lau designed this incredible beetle both walking and flying!

This wasp is another fantastic design with colour changes, I especially like those eyes.

Cicadas are fairly popular in origami and this one is one of the best.

This is another one of my favourite beetle designs and I especially
like the colour change on the back.