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Optimize space/materials (61)
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- Shell is minimum free energy structure: viruses
- Folds allow efficient leaf deployment: plants
- Skin is a multifunctional material: human
- Roots maximize water uptake: plants
- Mound passively heats/cools: compass termite
- Nest maximizes solar heat absorption: wood ants
- Air flow system, sacs provide efficient gas exchange: birds
- Structures maximize light absorption: plants
- Body shape reduces friction: dolphin
- Shapes cover curved surfaces efficiently: tortoise
- Large volumes move through small spaces: common earthworm
- Leaves optimize internal state: mangrove
- Fibonacci sequence optimizes packing: sunflowers
- Branches accommodate algae: sea slug
- Eyes see in the dark: oilbird
- Organic composite is exceptionally robust: jumbo squid
- Optimizing nest spacing aids survival: cliff swallow
- Optimizing size aids survival: sessile barnacles
- Optimally packing spheres: spittle bug
- Neck swivels 270 degrees: three-toed sloth
- Group minimizes wind resistance: pelicans
- Multitasking on the move: pseudoscorpions
- Conserving energy: moths
- Mouthpart functions change: butterfly
- Tusks conserve materials: walrus
- Environment tailors growth: organisms
- Optimizing exposure to sunlight: stony corals
- Moving efficiently through water: aquatic animals
- Wings combine support and material economy: winged insects
- Flexural, torsional stiffness with minimal material use: organisms
- Structures minimize materials, maximize strength: organisms
- Providing shelter for multiple organisms: English oak
- Appendages used for movement and filtering: Daphnia
- Small structures burrow efficiently: earthworms
- Joints have two degrees of bending freedom: arthropods
- Wingtip feathers increase aerodynamic efficiency: flying birds
- 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
- Structures optimize material use: plants
- Eyes specialized for different types of vision: starlings
- Social networking aids housing search: hermit crabs
- Light-gathering apparatus adjusts to conditions: purple bacteria
- Bones maximize stiffness and strength: birds
- Vein system resilient to damage: plants
- Virion is bullet-shaped: vesicular stomatitis virus
- Mounds maximize ecosystem productivity: Odontotermes termites
- Beak size optimized for thermal regulation: birds
- DNA densely packed without knots: humans
- Matrix supports tissue engineering: organisms
- Digestive system optimizes performance: burmese python
- Blades balance light interception, drag: bull kelp
- Turrets ventilate nest: leaf-cutting ant
- Shell growth through compartmentalization: nautilus
- Leaf traits and functions adapt to demands of local niche: plants
- Pili direct electron transfer: Geobacter
- Proteins share iron: Crocosphaera watsonii cyanobacteria
