Water Capture: Human survival is dependent on clean drinking water and yet we are very ineffiecient at obtaining it, using large quantities of natural resources to store or treat it ready for consumption. The Thorny Devil, a lizard from the desert of Australia has the ability to capture water via capillary action and convey it to its mouth.
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Water Vapor Harvesting: The Namib Desert Beetle is able to gather water from the air with its wing covers that are covered with nanoscale bumps. The beetle aims itself into the oncoming fog and water dropplets form on its wing covers that is then transported via channels to its mouth.
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Structure: Coccoolithophores are a group of plankton that create these amazing designs.
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