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- Signalling synchronizes bioluminescence: Vibrio fisheri bacteria
- Skin is a multifunctional material: human
- Group minimizes wind resistance: pelicans
- Multitasking on the move: pseudoscorpions
- Sustainable use of lands: grazing animals
- Collaboration benefits multiple participants: mangrove forests
- Relationship provides nutrients, protection: ant-plants and ants
- Wings work in unison: insects
- Periodic emergence synchronized: cicadas
- Cyclical emergence optimizes reproduction: mayfly
- Periodic swarming to find new resources: Norway lemmings
- Congregating and physical stimulation trigger swarming: desert locusts
- Fins used to communicate: fish
- Mating flights associated with thunderstorms: moths
- Sensitivity encourages return to hive before storm: bees
- Swarms act as intelligent organizations: ants and bees
- Communication molecules coordinate behavior: chronic wound bacteria
- Social networking aids housing search: hermit crabs
- Bubbles enclose prey: humpback whale
- Tissues avoid damage from steroids: Arctic ground squirrel
- Individuals share information: red harvester ant
- Plants survive few pollinators: peatland plants
