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Bumps on its shell catch water droplets, which then run down chutes toward its mouth. “The design of this fog-collecting structure can be reproduced cheaply on a commercial scale and may find application in water-trapping tent and building coverings,” wrote the authors of a 2001 paper that revealed how the water collection works. Inventors and designers have taken note. A “Dew Bank Bottle,” designed by Pak Kitae of the Seoul National University of Technology, imitates the beetle’s water-collection system. Morning dew condenses on it and conveys it to a bottle, which has a drinking spout. (Source: Bloomberg) Photographs by Michael & Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures; Courtesy Pak Kitae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/524b9804e4b0bcb12e05b307/1385937915216-WH4CB6HU4INL8ZER3JTO/shutterstock_140897311.jpg Biomimicry Thinking The idea of mimicking nature in manmade inventions is not new by any means. The Greeks applied “the golden ratio”, also called the golden mean or golden selection, to their art and architecture. The Pantheon is based on the golden ratio. Even the volutes on ionic columns use these proportions. Medieval alchemists would initially determine a plant’s potential healing qualities by what it looked like. For example, the leaves of the lungwort plant, which resemble the human lung, were used to treat respiratory problems. 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Thus, each cell has two vertical walls, with "floors" and "ceilings" composed of two angled walls. The hexagonal form creates large volume spaces with the least amount of materials   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/524b9804e4b0bcb12e05b307/1385240375591-00ATAVT09B1CS5DXF6SF/animal-biomimicry-deer-antler-strong-materials.jpg Natural Walks and Workshops Deer Antlers Inspire Basis of Super-Tough Materials What makes the antlers of a deer so bone-crushingly strong? Scientists at the University of York in the UK weren't not sure exactly how the moisture level in deer antlers affects their strength. They studied antlers that were cut just before the stage when stags start dueling, when they need their antlers to be at their strongest, and discovered that during this period, the antlers dry out. Dry, stiff materials are usually brittle and easily breakable, but deer antlers proved to be 2.4 times stronger than wet bone. This revelation seems to have solved a puzzling problem for engineers: making a material that is both stiff and tough. The structure of deer antlers will likely become the basis of incredibly durable industrial materials. (Source: WebEcosit.com)