What is Biomimicry?

Hi guys,

A while ago I learned a bit about Biomimicry and thought it would be interesting to share. It's a very interesting and touching idea that tends to come up in science class a lot.

Basically, it is studying nature and taking ways nature does things to inspire our own ideas. It is taking nature as a role model for us to be more sustainable and efficient, and copying nature to fit in better. It is a way for scientists to solve great problems environmentally friendly and go back to a sustainable way of living.
Many smart people around the globe take a close look at what nature does to solve a problem they may have encountered and adapt nature's ways to their own ideas to make them efficient, sustainable, less toxic and clean.
There even is a whole organisation for biomimicry! I checked out the home page quickly, it's beautifully designed and you can really see what good it can do. Below, I will link the video I was shown when introduced to biomimicry. It is quite long but very cool and touching! If you don't have a lot of time, I'd recommend watching the first five to ten minutes. It really is amazing! Maybe you are an inventor or scientist of sorts yourself and can use this idea! Or do you know someone who could really benefit from this? Share, share. share guys! Things like this save the world!

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf4oW8OtaPY

https://biomimicry.org/what-is-biomimicry/

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This image, owned by David Bruce (on flickr.com), is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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