Whip Scorpion

This is the second of my designs which was inspired by something Bear Grylls ate on Man vs. Wild, or the third if you count my first Camel Spider as a separate design. While the Whip Scorpion is an arachnid with eight legs, the fore-most pair is more antennae-like in function, and only three pairs of legs are used for locomotion. I originally thought that this would be an easy alteration of my second Camel Spider design, but the interaction of the claws and spikes on the pedipalps with the main central flap that creates the body resulted in some subtle layering problems that proved a challenge. I discarded two failed designs before completing this one.

Design date: February, 2009

Paper used: A single un-cut square of tissue paper treated with methyl cellulose.