The folding steps of paper mantis are as follows:

Material preparation: square origami and a pair of scissors are used here.

1. Fold the square paper diagonally.

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2. Fold the bottom two corners in half again, and then fold them again for the third time.

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3. Then unfold it to leave a crease, and fold the triangle into a square along the crease.

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4. Then fold the left and right sides along the crease to the center line, and then fold the upper triangle down.

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5. Then unfold, fold a diamond along the crease, and fold the reverse side as well.

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6. Then fold both sides of the closed end to the center line; The reverse side is also folded.

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7. Turn one end of the opening up, fold the upper layer down, and fold the tip of the lower layer to the right once and then to the left once, so that the mantis's head is folded.

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8. Then use scissors to cut the long triangle at the other end from the middle and cut it into two parts.

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9. Then fold up the two corners of the upper layer respectively.

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1. Then fold it along the center line. This looks a bit like a mantis.

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11. Then fold all four corners down once. This way, the mantis will be folded, and then we will tidy it up and try to stand it up. Isn't it cute?

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