How to Fold an Origami Cicada

Easy level, 10 steps. Traditional.

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All 10 steps

Step 1. Start white side up. Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner.
Step 2. Fold the left corner up to the top point.
Step 3. Fold the right corner up to the top point.
Step 4. Fold the right flap down so its tip sticks out past the bottom. This is a wing.
Step 5. Fold the left flap down the same way.
Step 6. Fold the top corner of the front layer down, just past where the wings meet.
Step 7. Fold the top corner of the back layer down, a little higher, so a strip shows below it.
Step 8. Fold the top edge down a little through all the layers.
Step 9. Fold the right side behind.
Step 10. Fold the left side behind.
Done. The top band is the head.