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- Structure and shape provide flexibility: vines
- Arches provide structural support: termites
- Fibers reinforce nests: wasps
- Dome-shape protects nest: ovenbird
- Nest is reinforced: magpie lark
- Vibration firms mud nest: apostle bird
- Vibration firms mud nest: white-winged chough
- Construction pattern forms sturdy tubes: organ-pipe wasp
- Saliva used as glue: swifts
- Tail shedding protects from predators: lizard
- Tail shedding protects from predators: salamander
- Scales form protective armor: garpike
- Shapes cover curved surfaces efficiently: tortoise
- Organic cases provide protection: bagworm moths
- Portable cases protect from predators: caddisflies
- Paper produced for nest-building: hornets
- Sharp teeth always available: nurse sharks
- Filaments adopt geometric symmetry: mammals
- Plant requirements govern recovery: English woodland
- Double-layered ball assists spore dispersal: earthstar fungus
- Leaf serves as container: red oak roller weevil
- Providing shelter for multiple organisms: English oak
- Appendages used for movement and filtering: Daphnia
- Joints have two degrees of bending freedom: arthropods
- Leaves resist gravitational loading: broad-leaved trees
- Sand pit captures prey: ant lion larvae
- Specialized teeth wear down but remain effective: grazing animals
- Shell protects, supports, and allows for growth: shelled mollusks
- Skeleton components arranged efficiently: starfish
- Heat creates precise shapes: bees
- Structures optimize material use: plants
- Underground dens protect from cold: snakes
- Durable nest is predator-proof: Eurasian penduline tit
- Durable casing built with sand: protozoans
- Bubble raft used to float on water: violet snail
- Larvae produce foam: meadow spittlebug
- Nest lined with protective material: song thrush
- Nest structurally reinforced: jet ant
- Nests made of paper: termites
- Nests made of paper: paper wasps
- Glue fibers form underwater: caddisfly
- Colonies survive floods: fire ants
- Nests are durable and humid: bees
- Bones maximize stiffness and strength: birds
- Virion is bullet-shaped: vesicular stomatitis virus
- Constructing bubble nests: foam-nesting frog
- Proteins function in saline environments: archea
- Shelters constructed underwater: sandcastle worm
- DNA densely packed without knots: humans
- Matrix supports tissue engineering: organisms
- Nest temperature regulated: South American grass-cutting ant
- Feathers produce non-iridescent colors: eastern bluebirds
- Silica structure self-assembles: sponge
- Shell growth through compartmentalization: nautilus
- Skin self-repairs: humans
- Leaf traits and functions adapt to demands of local niche: plants
- Plant tendrils act as spring: cucumber
- Skeleton-forming cells regenerate spines: stony sea urchin
- A non-toxic foam secretion prevents predation: pine spittlebug
- Protein complex guides nacre formation: pearl oyster
- Capsid proteins self-assemble to form stable shell: virus
