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Navigation organs help maneuver: flies

Multiple component glue aids underwater adhesion: barnacle

Ecosystems recover from disturbances: riparian habitat

Electron flow generates heat: sacred lotus

Vibration creates heat: honeybee

Blood vessels regulate temperature: vertebrates

Hydrophobic surface allows self-cleaning: sacred lotus

Moving parts are lubricated: diatoms

Wing scales diffract and scatter light: Morpho butterflies

Layers create multihued appearance: beetle

Leaf tents hide caterpillars: Bornean moths

Pigment enhances light absorption: tropical plants

Temporary covering protects from dirt and impact: mammals

Eyelids cleanse eyes: mammals

Nose sniffs out cancer: dog

Varying response thresholds aid hive thermoregulation: honeybee

Multifunctional integration is remedy for architecture: ecosystems

Nurse logs provide new habitat: western hemlock

Sugars assist desiccation tolerance: spikemoss

Organisms work together to decompose cellulose: earthworm

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