Intricate creatures on your desk

In the overwhelming majority of products of the class "board toys" are no different variety. But this can not be said about these small "creatures", which are miniature versions of giant self-propelled structures by the Dutchman Theo Jansen .

These designs, which he became famous, Jansen calls Strandbeest. Each of these incredible mechanisms consists of hundreds of moving parts, and the spectacle is simply fascinating:


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In addition to full-size designs , Jansen offers desktop versions printed on a 3D printer.



For example, Animaris Geneticus Parvus has 20 legs and consists of 122 parts ($ 101). And Animaris Geneticus Gracilis is twice as much as Parvus, but it costs only $ 12 more. As an additional option, you can install a propeller that allows "creatures" to move independently, with the help of the wind.



The smallest of the proposed "tabletop" is Larva , only 8 cm wide, while it consists of 74 parts and has a no less complex structure.