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well, I better get this started.

the challenge this month: something microscopic

(I hope this hasn't been done before...)

anyway, with luck there are some imaginative possibilities

some examples which are not in this competition would be my water bear:

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/8484 ... topsq4.jpg

and my flea:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3568/fleaoq7.jpg

firstfold is the judge.

good luck!

Does it have to be microscopic, or can it just be very small?

Isn't microscopic very small?

Note: do we get bonus points if we fold the models in life-size?

An additional inspiration:
Hideo Komatsu's Water Flea is an amazing model, even including the interior of the creature.

I love komatsu's water flea.

microscopic would be something you can't see with the naked eye, so I'd say anything about the size of a flea or smaller.

microscopic=need microscope to see. Good luck, Daydreamer

I might try a dust mite

You might include some larger objects "as seen in a microscope" and get some rather interesting entries.

People who do tessilations might have a filed day

Just a suggestion to get more entries


Doc

Well...I guess I'll start things off...



The most controversial microscopic object ever. The mysterious chain formations inside the meteorite ALH84001.

For the record...there are in fact two pieces of paper shown in this image, the "nano-bacteria" and the purely aesthetic rock surroundings. I might try to come up with something that uses only one piece of paper.

The actual "fossil" is about 2.5" long and about .5". It came from an 8.5" x 8.5" square, divided into 32nds. This model is almost 100% pureland, utilizing only alternating mountain and valley folds to achieve the segmented look, the only unique folds came from the rolling process, and the rounding off of the ends.

The challenge is moving a bit slowly, so I think that I'll post my Dust Mite in progress.


Not done yet, this is just the "rough copy" as you could call it. I was really happy with how this came out, though.

awwwwwww..I was gonna design the dust mite , but it seems I will have to work faster next time

Oh dear, now I want to fold a microbe from the anime Moyashimon!

Need some inspiration for this challenge - here is a gallery of microscopic pictures:

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/gallery.html

This site might even be better for ideas:

http://www.denniskunkel.com/

Hey, I want to see your dust mite! Just because I folded one, doesn't mean you can't. Just don't look at my CP and you wont be too influenced by mine

i have a design ready (my first!!) i am semi-satisfied with. i just got to refold it from the right paper and post it. ah well still have 20 days.

Cupcake wrote:Hey, I want to see your dust mite! Just because I folded one, doesn't mean you can't. Just don't look at my CP and you wont be too influenced by mine

Well, your body is more realistic than mine, mine looks like a cockroach with two long legs in front and back