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- Liquid crystal forms byssal threads: Mediterranean mussel
- Shearing forces increase molecular alignment: silkworms
- Special liquid softens hard cocoon: puss moth
- Waxy coat controls moisture loss: cockroach
- Matrix stiffens connective tissue: sponges
- Maggot skin strengthens as it dries: blowfly
- Mucus takes on adhesive qualities: dusky arion slug
- Organic composite is exceptionally robust: jumbo squid
- Teeth are self-sharpening: American beaver
- Wings allow for silent flight: owls
- Paper produced for nest-building: hornets
- Lack of wing scales enhances camouflage: clearwing butterfies
- Digestive solution removes excess algae: giant clam
- Secretions break down algal walls: stony corals
- Silk used for various functions: spiders
- Crystals of metal salts improve cutting ability: herbivorous insects
- Mineral crystals enhance cutting ability: limpet
- Mineral crystals enhance rasping power: chitons
- Larvae produce foam: meadow spittlebug
- Tongue protected from thorns: giraffe
- Fatty acids prevent freezing: cotton plants
- Silk assembled on demand: spiders
- Bones maximize stiffness and strength: birds
- Threads have hard flexible coating: mussel
- Fibers contract and relax: spiders
- Pigments provide strength: mice
- Hardened bubbles provide protection: foam-nesting frog
- Proteins function in saline environments: archea
- Teeth adapted to changing environments: great apes
- Secretions gain adhesive/cohesive qualities: marine invertebrates
- Multiple component glue aids underwater adhesion: barnacle
- Matrix supports tissue engineering: organisms
- Digestive system optimizes performance: burmese python
- Body changes stiffness: sea cucumber
- Trees self-repair: Pará rubber tree
- Protein gives lifetime elasticity to tissues: human
- Valves reduce burrowing drag: razor clam
- Genes produce nanocrystals: sulfate-reducing bacteria
- Cuticle matrix tunes tissue elasticity: thistle
- Microcopic "skeletons" support cellular structure and movement: amoeba
- Secreted protein manipulate the formation of ice: Melosira arctica algae
- Chaotropic molecules prevents from low temperature: Eurotium herbariorum fungus
- Tissues are strong and resilient: mammals
