This document provides origami folding instructions to create a beetle model in 28 steps. It begins with basic folds to form the body and abdomen sections before adding details like the head, eyes, and legs through additional folds, sinks, and pleats. Reference diagrams accompany each step to illustrate the necessary folds. The final figure shows the completed origami beetle model.

1. Beetle Created by Marc Vigo Anglada
April 1994
Beetle, Page 1 of 3
1 Begin with a 2x1 rectangle 2 3 4 Valley fold front layer, reverse
Fold two waterbomb bases fold the rest, as swhon in figure 5
6 Valley fold front layer, reverse fold 7 Sink three corners
the rest. Repeat on the right side Repeat on the right side
5
8 Front view. Mountain fold inside 9 The result shoud look like this 10 Raise the corners. All oblique pleats
Repeat on the right side Turn the model over are at 45 degrees.

2. Created by Marc Vigo Anglada Beetle, Page 2 of 3
April 1994
11 Sink. Repeat on the 12 Turn the flap to the left 13 Valley fold front layer,
right side Repeat on the right side reverse fold the second.
14 15 Mountain fold first layer, 16 Reverse fold
valley fold the second
17 Repeat steps 12-15 18 Turn the model over 19 Mountain fold
on the left side two layers
20 21 Pleat fold to form
the head

3. Created by Marc Vigo Anglada Beetle, Page 3 of 3
April 1994
22 Valley fold the eyes 23 Turn the model over 24 Rabbit ear the first
pair of legs
25 Rabbit ear the second 26 Valley fold one layer 27 Reverse fold middle legs
pair of legs to lock the model Rabbit ear third pair of legs
28 Crimp fold tip of legs
Mountain fold in half to
mark wings ’94