You can’t really have Halloween without bats and there are lots of great looking origami bats. Here are 12 of my favourite ones from origami artists on Flickr.

Here’s a beautiful photo of a tent bat folded by Gonzalo. It’s a little bit cute.

Tent Bat, Designed by Bernie Peyton and Folded by Gonzalo

Diagrams available in Eco Origami

Gonzalo also folded this other bat which has a much more Halloween-ey feel to it.

Bat, Designed by Akira Yoshizawa and Folded by Gonzalo

Instructions not available

Here’s a great cartoony looking Halloween bat folded by Rui Roda.

Murciélago, Designed by Fernando Gilgado and Folded by Rui Roda

Video instructions available via Happy Folding on YouTube

Here is a bit of a more realistic bat also folded by Rui Roda.

Bat, Designed by Sébastien Limet and Folded by Rui Roda

Diagrams available in Mini Neo 5

Here’s a rather simple looking bat but it’s still pretty realistic with a bit of a cute personality.

Murciélago, Designed by Ángel Morollón and Folded by Rui Roda

Diagrams available in Drawing Origami Tome 1

Here’s another more realistic looking bat and I love the post Francisco José González put it in when he folded it.

Bat, Designed by Sébastien Limet and Folded by Francisco José González

Instructions not available

Sébastien Limet has designed several great origami bats.

Silently, Designed and Folded by Sébastien Limet

Instructions not available

This is the same bat but the photo is awesome with all the bats flying out.

Dusk, Designed and Folded by Sébastien Limet

Instructions not available

Bat/Chauve Souris Version 2, Designed and Folded by Sébastien Limet

Instructions not available

Here’s a specific species of bat called a Grand Rhinolophe.

Grand Rhinolophe, Designed and Folded by Sébastien Limet

Instructions not available

Here’s a very different sort of bat design folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi.

Bat, Designed by Noboru Miyajima and Folded by Hiroaki Kobayashi

Diagrams available in Origami Tanteidan Magazine #91

Finally we have this crazy vampire bat. It’s not really realistic looking but it’s an awesome sort of scary design.

Vampire Bat, Designed by Dao Cuong Quyet and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.

Diagrams available in VOG 2

Here’s this vampire bat again folded this time by Gonzalo.

Vampire Bat, Designed by Dao Cuong Quyet and Folded by Gonzalo

Diagrams available in VOG 2

What did you think about these origami bats? Let us know in the comments!