Toad eggs adhere in and out of wate
111. Pores allow gas exchange: birds
"Eggshell textures are the result of a porous microstructure that regulates the passage of water vapor, respiratory gases, and microorganisms between the inside of the egg and the external world. The eggshell is permeated by thousands of microscop...
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112. Molecular Heat Eater Technology
Molecular Heat Eater technology works by emulating a part of the citric acid cycle that occurs within cells. The system combines organic acids and inorganic bases naturally processed in the human body. The chemicals are derived from citrus fruit...
113. Venus Fly Trap changes shape to trap prey.
The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula), a carnivorous plant, uses its shape to capture its prey. Both, the fully open and the fully closed, positions are stable. Subtle differences in cell shape are enough to push the opening to the point of insta...
114. Cocoon lining prevents ice crystals: moths
"An oral secretion lining (a spider-like thread) is essential in the cocoons of many moths overwintering in cold conditions: it prevents moisture from intruding and prevents the formations of ice crystals, which would be lethal for the pupa&hellip...
115. Transport system prevents spread of embolisms: conifers
"The tracheids in conifers have a specialised arrangement of fail-safe valves in the thin-walled pit areas. The pit pairs themselves are more or less circular in surface view. The cell wall bulges out on either side of the thin membrane between th...
116. Vascular systems transport fluids and solutes: plants
"Vascular structures are the central element of nearly all biological tissues, allowing for efficient convective transport of fluid and solute to all parts of the tissue from a centralized source. Abraham Stroock and colleagues from the Dept. of B...
117. Swimbladder retains gases: ray-finned fish
"But the swimbladder must be filled from dissolved gases in the blood, and it must not lose gas through redissolution into the blood. So secretion of gas from blood into swimbladder faces a big barrier, and swimbladder gas will all too readily go ...
118. Glue sticks underwater: giant water bug
"Using bodily secretions, the female [giant water bug] glues the eggs to her mate's back." (Crump 2005:52)
119. Pigment in bacteria uses zinc to make energy.
“Acidisphaera strains produce Zn-BChl only when grown with 0.1mM Zn2_ added.” (Hiraishi and Shimada 2001)
120. Polar Thermos Cozy
This product is essentially a skin for thermoses in order to insulate them and to especially keep colder water away from the surface of the thermos which can rapidly induce heat loss. This system simulates blubber with insulation in between two la...
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