Origami là nghệ thuật gấp giấy (hay nghệ thuật xếp giấy) có xuất xứ từ Nhật Bản. Chữ origami trong tiếng Nhật bắt nguồn từ hai chữ: oru là gấp hay xếp và kami là giấy.
CaterpillarMaarten van Gelder 1984 DecUse a strip of paper 8 x 1 (24 x 3 inch or 20 x 2.5 inch will do),both sides same color. Shorter than 8 x 1 is possible, but not as nice.You may first try with a strip of 3 x 1. The diagrams are drawn as if folded ofa 3 x 1 strip. Only the finished model is drawn as if folded from a 8 x 1 strip.1 23 45 6XYPQRST7 Reverse foldwhole lengthXYPQRSTABCD8 Reverse fold: all tipsXYPQRSABCD9 Unfold front flap. See 10, 11 and alsofinished model for position ofpoints P, Q, R and SXSPQABCD10ABCD11S12 Only upper flap; don’t push flatPoint S swivels automaticallyS13 Fold the flaps back todiagram 10 and repeat11-13 on the right side14 Outside reverse fold15 Outside reverse fold 16 17 18 19 Repeat 13 and 142021 22 Fold head downReverse fold in ’nose’ . CaterpillarMaarten van Gelder 1984 DecUse a strip of paper 8 x 1 (24 x 3 inch. flatPoint S swivels automaticallyS13 Fold the flaps back todiagram 10 and repeat1 1-1 3 on the right side14 Outside reverse fold15 Outside reverse fold 16 17 18