Dungeness Crab by
Joseph Hwang, on Flickr
Dungeness Crab by
Joseph Hwang, on Flickr
Dungeness Crab by
Joseph Hwang, on Flickr
I'm glad to say this will probably be the last design and the only crustacean to go into the book.
I designed the legs and body to look separated in order to make the the model more realistic. The body is suppose to hold a vertical position. The crab folded with craft paper holds the right shape better than the soft unryu. I noticed many origami crab designs have the carapace in a flat resting position against the ground; however, a crab in its natural habitat has a more uplifted posture because the water suspends it.