Origami Cicada Instructions
The cicada is a winged insect with many known species. They are known for their distinct singing sound, which can be quite loud. The origami cicada is a traditional origami that is easy to make.
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Start with a square of origami paper, colored side down, as shown below. Fold the bottom point up to meet the top.
Next, fold corners A and B up to meet the top as shown. Then valley fold along the lines as shown:
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Then valley fold the top flap down, and then the remaining flap:
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Next, mountain fold the left and right halves under the cicada body as shown, to form the wings.
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And that's all there is to it! You can draw eyes or use stickers to make your origami cicada more realistic:
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From reader in Richmond:

From Eryk in Gdynia " My cicada (first I could not make it). "

From Nicholas in Belleville " This is my second cicada,which is made with opened wings. "

From Krystal in Lancaster " this cicada was really fun to make and the instructions were awesome and made perfect sense! "






