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Biomimicry: Levels of Mimicry

Biomimicry is the practice of imitating nature's designs and processes to solve human problems. Examples include climbing pads mimicking gecko feet, the Japanese Bullet train mimicking a bird's beak for aerodynamics, and the Wright brothers' flying machine mimicking flying pigeons. Biomimicry can involve mimicking organisms, their behaviors, or whole ecosystems.

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Biomimicry: Levels of Mimicry

Biomimicry is the practice of imitating nature's designs and processes to solve human problems. Examples include climbing pads mimicking gecko feet, the Japanese Bullet train mimicking a bird's beak for aerodynamics, and the Wright brothers' flying machine mimicking flying pigeons. Biomimicry can involve mimicking organisms, their behaviors, or whole ecosystems.

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BIOMIMICRY

Biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of
solving complex human problems; biomimicry in architecture and manufacturing is the practice
of designing buildings and products that simulate or co-opt processes that occur in nature.

EXAMPLES OF BIOMIMICRY

1. Climbing pads capable of supporting human weight are a mimic of the biomechanics of
gecko feet. 
2. The aerodynamics of the famous Japanese Bullet train was inspired by the shape of a
bird’s beak.
3. The first flying machine heavier than the air from the Wright brothers, in 1903, was
inspired by flying pigeons.
4. Architecture is inspired by termite mounds to design passive cooling structures.
5. Velcro is born from the observation of the hooks implemented by some plants for the
propagation of their seeds via animal’s coat.
6. The study of shark skin is at the origin of particularly effective swimming suits, as well as
a varnish for planes fuselage.

LEVELS OF MIMICRY

 Organism
 Behaviors

 Ecosystem

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