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Mimicry</h3> 200 <h4 class="widont subtitle">European blister beetle</h4> 201 <p class="widont balance-text">The European blister beetle larva uses specialized enzymes to produce floral-scented chemicals that trick bees into providing a ride and a meal.</p> 202 <div class="button-wrap"> 203 <a class="button" href="https://asknature.org/strategy/the-scented-lure-of-chemical-mimicry/">View Strategy</a> 204 </div> 205 </div> 206 </div> 207 </div> 208 </div> 209 <div class="wrap full-wrap flush-top"> 210 <div class="split"> 211 <div class="split-image match-height"> 212 <div class="slide-image object-cover"> 213 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="132377" 214 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/13142540/shutterstock_1425857468-1440x960.jpg" 215 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/13142540/shutterstock_1425857468-720x480.jpg 720w, 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This award helps biomimetic startups cross a critical threshold in becoming viable businesses by amplifying their stories and providing them with equity-free funding.</p> 296</p> </div> 297 </div> 298 </div> 299 300 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite-top"> 301 <div class="slideshow post-carousel" data-title="Strategies Behind Innovations"> 302 <div class="preview strategy"> 303 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/adhesive-is-both-strong-and-flexible/" target="_blank"> 304 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 305 <img class="lazyload" alt="close up of oysters on the coast of virginia" data-id="103161" 306 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31124525/oyster-Tom-Woodward-720x480.jpeg" 307 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31124525/oyster-Tom-Woodward-360x240.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31124525/oyster-Tom-Woodward-720x480.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.25"></div> 308 </div> 309 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 310 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 311 <div class="preview-details"> 312 <h4 class="widont">Adhesive Is Both Strong and Flexible</h4> <p class="widont">Eastern oyster</p> </div> 313 <div class="preview-description"> 314 <p class="widont description">Oysters build strong but flexible reefs using minerals in a sticky protein web. 315</p> </div> 316 </div> 317 </a> 318</div> 319<div class="preview strategy"> 320 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/leaf-pores-draw-water-through-plants/" target="_blank"> 321 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 322 <img class="lazyload" alt="Stream flows through a broadleaf forest" data-id="93387" 323 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/31141441/clark-wilson-ZJIdWN04Esk-unsplash-scaled-720x480.jpg" 324 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/31141441/clark-wilson-ZJIdWN04Esk-unsplash-scaled-360x240.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/31141441/clark-wilson-ZJIdWN04Esk-unsplash-scaled-720x480.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 325 </div> 326 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 327 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 328 <div class="preview-details"> 329 <h4 class="widont">Leaf Pores Draw Water Through Plants</h4> <p class="widont">Plants</p> </div> 330 <div class="preview-description"> 331 <p class="widont description">Pores in leaves allow water to escape as vapor, drawing more water up through the plant from the roots. 332</p> </div> 333 </div> 334 </a> 335</div> 336<div class="preview strategy"> 337 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/chemicals-in-oregano-act-as-fungicide/" target="_blank"> 338 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 339 <img class="lazyload" alt="Picture of the oregano plant" data-id="93288" 340 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/31141505/oregano-2662890_1920-720x480.jpg" 341 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/31141505/oregano-2662890_1920-360x240.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/31141505/oregano-2662890_1920-720x480.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.26"></div> 342 </div> 343 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 344 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 345 <div class="preview-details"> 346 <h4 class="widont">Chemicals in Oregano Act as Fungicide</h4> <p class="widont">Oregano</p> </div> 347 <div class="preview-description"> 348 <p class="widont description">Volatile compounds found in oregano destroy fungi by breaking down their cell membranes. 349</p> </div> 350 </div> 351 </a> 352</div> 353<div class="preview strategy"> 354 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/wing-scales-cause-light-to-diffract-and-interfere/" target="_blank"> 355 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 356 <img class="lazyload" alt="blue and black butterfly on green leaf" data-id="102616" 357 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/31131809/Blue-Morpho_Tony_Hisgett-720x470.png" 358 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/31131809/Blue-Morpho_Tony_Hisgett-360x235.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/31131809/Blue-Morpho_Tony_Hisgett-720x470.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.22"></div> 359 </div> 360 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 361 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 362 <div class="preview-details"> 363 <h4 class="widont">Butterflies Hack Light Waves to Produce Brilliant Color</h4> <p class="widont">Morpho butterfly</p> </div> 364 <div class="preview-description"> 365 <p class="widont description">Wings of morpho butterflies create color by causing light waves to diffract and interfere. 366</p> </div> 367 </div> 368 </a> 369</div> 370<div class="preview strategy"> 371 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/high-impact-appendage-resists-cracking/" target="_blank"> 372 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 373 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="101853" 374 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31133519/OdontodactylusScyllarus-720x544.jpg" 375 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31133519/OdontodactylusScyllarus-360x272.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31133519/OdontodactylusScyllarus-720x544.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.35"></div> 376 </div> 377 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 378 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 379 <div class="preview-details"> 380 <h4 class="widont">High-impact Appendage Resists Cracking</h4> <p class="widont">Peacock mantis shrimp</p> </div> 381 <div class="preview-description"> 382 <p class="widont description">Shrimpâs attack club distributes impact among spiraled layers of fibers 383</p> </div> 384 </div> 385 </a> 386</div> 387<div class="preview strategy"> 388 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/pitcher-rims-are-extremely-slippery/" target="_blank"> 389 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 390 <img class="lazyload" alt="macro photo of red and green plant with water droplets on it" data-id="103005" 391 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31125534/Pitcher-Plant_Natalie_McNear-720x480.png" 392 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31125534/Pitcher-Plant_Natalie_McNear-360x240.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31125534/Pitcher-Plant_Natalie_McNear-720x480.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.25"></div> 393 </div> 394 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 395 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 396 <div class="preview-details"> 397 <h4 class="widont">Pitcher Rims Are Extremely Slippery</h4> <p class="widont">Tropical pitcher plants</p> </div> 398 <div class="preview-description"> 399 <p class="widont description">Rims of the pitcher plant are extremely slippery due to a liquid film overlaying a microtextured surface. 400</p> </div> 401 </div> 402 </a> 403</div> 404<div class="preview strategy">
405 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/pheromones-turn-nematodes-into-pest-killing-machines/" target="_blank"> 406 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 407 <img class="lazyload" alt="photograph of grain plants and cloudy sky during day" data-id="104157" 408 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/31121038/Crops_Stuart-720x480.png" 409 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/31121038/Crops_Stuart-360x240.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/31121038/Crops_Stuart-720x480.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 410 </div> 411 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 412 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 413 <div class="preview-details"> 414 <h4 class="widont">Pheromones Turn Nematodes Into Pest-killing Machines</h4> <p class="widont">Nematodes</p> </div> 415 <div class="preview-description"> 416 <p class="widont description">Applying pheromones to nematodes turns them into the ultimate natural pesticide, drastically increasing destruction of insects 417</p> </div> 418 </div> 419 </a> 420</div> 421<div class="preview strategy"> 422 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/protein-turns-sunlight-into-vivid-color/" target="_blank"> 423 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 424 <img class="lazyload" alt="close up photograph of purple coral" data-id="104182" 425 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/31120914/Purple-Coral_Morgan-Schmorgan-720x449.png" 426 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/31120914/Purple-Coral_Morgan-Schmorgan-360x224.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/31120914/Purple-Coral_Morgan-Schmorgan-720x449.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 427 </div> 428 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 429 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 430 <div class="preview-details"> 431 <h4 class="widont">Protein Turns Sunlight Into Vivid Color</h4> <p class="widont">Mushroom anemone</p> </div> 432 <div class="preview-description"> 433 <p class="widont description">Proteins made by Discosoma mushroom anemones produce color by using the sunâs energy to generate specific wavelengths of light. 434</p> </div> 435 </div> 436 </a> 437</div> 438<div class="preview strategy"> 439 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/wing-surface-self-cleans/" target="_blank"> 440 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 441 <img class="lazyload" alt="photo of blue and black butterfly on orange flower with a yellow flower to its left" data-id="102615" 442 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/31131814/Blue-Morpho-Butterfly_Greg_Zenitsky-720x398.png" 443 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/31131814/Blue-Morpho-Butterfly_Greg_Zenitsky-360x199.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/31131814/Blue-Morpho-Butterfly_Greg_Zenitsky-720x398.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 444 </div> 445 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 446 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 447 <div class="preview-details"> 448 <h4 class="widont">Wing Surface Self-Cleans</h4> <p class="widont">Morpho butterfly</p> </div> 449 <div class="preview-description"> 450 <p class="widont description">High surface-area wing texture of Morpho butterfly sheds water and dirt via hydrophobic microstructure. 451</p> </div> 452 </div> 453 </a> 454</div> 455 </div> 456 <button class="slick-prev"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 457 <title>right arrow</title> 458 <path d="M10.27 20.54L11.19 19.62 1.84 10.27 11.19 0.92 10.27 0 0 10.27z"/> 459</svg></button> 460 <button class="slick-next"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 461 <title>right arrow</title> 462 <path d="M0.92 20.54L0 19.62 9.35 10.27 0 0.92 0.92 0 11.19 10.27z"/> 463</svg></button> 464 </div> 465 466 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite"> 467 <div class="title-wrap with-taxonomy"> 468 <div class="title-sub-wrap"> 469 <small>Function:</small> <h2 class="widont balance-text">Move in/Through Gases</h2> </div> 470 471 <button class="details-button" title="read details"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.91" height="12.4" viewbox="0 0 11.91 12.4" overflow="visible"> 472 <title>toggle icon</title> 473 <path d="M4.59,7.48H0V4.92h4.59V0h2.73v4.92h4.59v2.55H7.32v4.92H4.59V7.48z" /> 474</svg></button> 475 476 <div class="link"> 477 <a class="button search-button" href="https://asknature.org/function/move-in-gases"><svg 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earthâs atmosphere. The greatest challenge of moving in gases is that because the living system is heavier than the gas, it must overcome the force of gravity. Moving efficiently in this light medium presents unique challenges and opportunities for living systems. As a result, they have evolved countless solutions to optimize drag and increase lift so that they can stay aloft and take advantage of variable currents. Additionally, they must overcome gravity when moving from a liquid or solid into the air. The fairyfly, the smallest known insect, is a tiny wasp that must move through the air. To the wasp, air feels like a heavy liquid and to move through it, it uses special feathery oars rather than wings.</p> 486</p> </div> 487 </div> 488 </div> 489 490 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite-top"> 491 <div class="slideshow post-carousel" data-title="Move in/Through Gases"> 492 <div class="preview strategy"> 493 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/curved-wings-achieve-stable-long-distance-spinning-flight/" target="_blank"> 494 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 495 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="131633" 496 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/25120022/shutterstock_329552132-720x405.jpg" 497 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/25120022/shutterstock_329552132-360x203.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/25120022/shutterstock_329552132-720x405.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 498 </div> 499 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 500 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 501 <div class="preview-details"> 502 <h4 class="widont">Curved Wings Achieve Stable, Long-Distance Spinning Flight</h4> <p class="widont">Ant Tree</p> </div> 503 <div class="preview-description"> 504 <p class="widont description">The samaras of trees in the Triplaris genus use three curved, evenly spaced wings to induce autorotation during descent, enabling efficient wind dispersal of seeds.</p> </div> 505 </div> 506 </a> 507</div> 508<div class="preview strategy"> 509 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/wing-flexibility-enables-controlled-flight/" target="_blank"> 510 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 511 <img class="lazyload" alt="Three different species of pterosaur soar above a coastline." data-id="127059" 512 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/04125931/shutterstock_2472386711-720x540.jpg" 513 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/04125931/shutterstock_2472386711-360x270.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/04125931/shutterstock_2472386711-720x540.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 514 </div> 515 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 516 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 517 <div class="preview-details"> 518 <h4 class="widont">Wing Flexibility Enables Controlled Flight</h4> <p class="widont">Pterosaurs</p> </div> 519 <div class="preview-description"> 520 <p class="widont description">The wings of pterosaurs used layered membranes containing muscles, fibers, and blood vessels to allow shape-shifting in flight, enabling fine control and adaptability.</p> </div> 521 </div> 522 </a> 523</div> 524<div class="preview strategy"> 525 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/kangaroo-rat-jack-of-all-trades/" target="_blank"> 526 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 527 <img class="lazyload" alt="A kangaroo rat stands on sandy soil" data-id="129887" 528 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/18114945/FQUQ7096-720x479.jpg" 529 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/18114945/FQUQ7096-360x240.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/18114945/FQUQ7096-720x479.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 530 </div> 531 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 532 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 533 <div class="preview-details"> 534 <h4 class="widont">Multipronged Approach to Desert Survival</h4> <p class="widont">Kangaroo rats</p> </div> 535 <div class="preview-description"> 536 <p class="widont description">Kangaroo rats employ a diverse suite of adaptations to survive the harsh climatic and predatory environment of the desert.</p> </div> 537 </div> 538 </a> 539</div> 540<div class="preview strategy"> 541 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/resonating-feathers-produce-courtship-song-in-the-club-winged-manakin/" target="_blank"> 542 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 543 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="119676" 544 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31135340/53334381508_1b3f97b13a_o-e1762201251851-720x362.jpg" 545 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31135340/53334381508_1b3f97b13a_o-e1762201251851-360x181.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/31135340/53334381508_1b3f97b13a_o-e1762201251851-720x362.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 546 </div> 547 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 548 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 549 <div class="preview-details"> 550 <h4 class="widont">Resonating Feathers Produce Courtship Song in the Club-winged Manakin</h4> <p class="widont">Club-winged manakin</p> </div> 551 <div class="preview-description"> 552 <p class="widont description"></p> </div> 553 </div> 554 </a> 555</div> 556 </div> 557 <button class="slick-prev"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 558 <title>right arrow</title> 559 <path d="M10.27 20.54L11.19 19.62 1.84 10.27 11.19 0.92 10.27 0 0 10.27z"/> 560</svg></button> 561 <button class="slick-next"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 562 <title>right arrow</title> 563 <path d="M0.92 20.54L0 19.62 9.35 10.27 0 0.92 0.92 0 11.19 10.27z"/> 564</svg></button> 565 </div> 566 567 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite"> 568 <div class="title-wrap with-taxonomy"> 569 <div class="title-sub-wrap"> 570 <small>Function:</small> <h2 class="widont balance-text">Transform/Convert Energy</h2> </div> 571 572 <button 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c-3.5-3.69-5.43-8.67-5.43-14.02c0-5.35,1.93-10.33,5.43-14.02c3.53-3.72,8.34-5.77,13.56-5.77c5.22,0,10.03,2.05,13.56,5.77 C41.84,17.32,43.77,22.3,43.77,27.65z"/> 581</svg> Search Function</a> 582 </div> 583 </div> 584 <div class="details"> 585 <div class="wrap text-wrap align-center"> 586 <p class="widont"><p>All living systems require energy, but they canât create energy and they donât all need the same source of energy. However, living systems have ways to convert energy thatâs in the environment into different forms. The main forms they convert are electric, magnetic, chemical, mechanical, thermal, and radiant energy. For example, a spider captures energy by eating insects which consist of proteins, carbohydrates, and other chemicals. It then converts that energy into mechanical energy to grow and make its legs and spinnerets move.</p> 587</p> </div> 588 </div> 589 </div> 590 591 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite-top"> 592 <div class="slideshow post-carousel" data-title="Transform/Convert Energy"> 593 <div class="preview strategy">
594 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/hind-legs-amplify-power/" target="_blank"> 595 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 596 <img class="lazyload" alt="close up photograph of yellow grasshopper on log" data-id="104731" 597 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31115619/Grasshopper-Legs_WikiImages-e1626401196898-720x454.png" 598 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31115619/Grasshopper-Legs_WikiImages-e1626401196898-360x227.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31115619/Grasshopper-Legs_WikiImages-e1626401196898-720x454.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 599 </div> 600 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 601 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 602 <div class="preview-details"> 603 <h4 class="widont">Grasshoppers Store Energy to Power Super Leaps</h4> <p class="widont">Grasshoppers</p> </div> 604 <div class="preview-description"> 605 <p class="widont description">The hind legs of grasshoppers and locusts amplify jumping power via energy stored in muscle attachment sites.</p> </div> 606 </div> 607 </a> 608</div> 609<div class="preview strategy"> 610 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/nest-kept-warm/" target="_blank"> 611 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 612 <img class="lazyload" alt="brown white and black fowl bird stands on top of pike of sticks against a natural forest background" data-id="104654" 613 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31115819/malleefowl-Donald-Hobern-scaled-e1641236159778-720x382.jpeg" 614 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31115819/malleefowl-Donald-Hobern-scaled-e1641236159778-360x191.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31115819/malleefowl-Donald-Hobern-scaled-e1641236159778-720x382.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 615 </div> 616 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 617 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 618 <div class="preview-details"> 619 <h4 class="widont">Birds Incubate Eggs With Heat From Compost</h4> <p class="widont">Mallee fowl</p> </div> 620 <div class="preview-description"> 621 <p class="widont description">The nests of mallee fowl provide warmth for eggs by use of rotting vegetation and an insulating layer of soil.</p> </div> 622 </div> 623 </a> 624</div> 625<div class="preview strategy"> 626 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/fluorophores-enhance-photosynthesis/" target="_blank"> 627 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 628 <img class="lazyload" alt="close up a green pine tree with purple tones on the branches in the sunlight" data-id="104274" 629 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/31120634/dwarf-mountain-pine-David-Stang-toned-720x448.jpg" 630 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/31120634/dwarf-mountain-pine-David-Stang-toned-360x224.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/31120634/dwarf-mountain-pine-David-Stang-toned-720x448.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.25"></div> 631 </div> 632 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 633 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 634 <div class="preview-details"> 635 <h4 class="widont">Fluorophores Enhance Photosynthesis</h4> </div> 636 <div class="preview-description"> 637 <p class="widont description">The cuticular wax of the dwarf mountain pine enhances photosynthesis by using fluorophores that convert UV light into blue light that can be used for photosynthesis, even under low-light conditions. 638</p> </div> 639 </div> 640 </a> 641</div> 642<div class="preview strategy"> 643 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/caterpillars-roll-leaves/" target="_blank"> 644 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 645 <img class="lazyload" alt="cherry leaf roller caterpillar rolling a leaf" data-id="106494" 646 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31104930/roller2-720x405-1.jpg" 647 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31104930/roller2-360x203-1.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31104930/roller2-720x405-1.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.28"></div> 648 </div> 649 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 650 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 651 <div class="preview-details"> 652 <h4 class="widont">Caterpillars Reshape Leaves With Silk</h4> <p class="widont">Cherry leaf roller</p> </div> 653 <div class="preview-description"> 654 <p class="widont description">Caterpillars use stitches made with contracting silk threads to roll leaves into a tube-shaped shelter </p> </div> 655 </div> 656 </a> 657</div> 658 </div> 659 <button class="slick-prev"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 660 <title>right arrow</title> 661 <path d="M10.27 20.54L11.19 19.62 1.84 10.27 11.19 0.92 10.27 0 0 10.27z"/> 662</svg></button> 663 <button class="slick-next"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 664 <title>right arrow</title> 665 <path d="M0.92 20.54L0 19.62 9.35 10.27 0 0.92 0.92 0 11.19 10.27z"/> 666</svg></button> 667 </div> 668 669 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite"> 670 <div class="title-wrap with-taxonomy"> 671 <div class="title-sub-wrap"> 672 <small>Function:</small> <h2 class="widont balance-text">Store Resources</h2> </div> 673 674 <button 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This can be short-term storage, such as a pelican holding fish in a sac below its beak, or longer term, such as a squirrel storing summer seeds for winter food. When storing resources is necessary, it is critical that they be stored in places where they can be accessed again and in ways that retain their quality. Sometimes that storage is within the living system and other times, it is external. When resources must be stored for a long time, it is sometimes necessary to change the resource into a more stable form. Bulbs and tubers (such as tulips and onions) are examples of how plants store energy-rich carbohydrates during the non-growing season so they are ready to build leaves and flowers during the next growing season.</p> 689</p> </div> 690 </div> 691 </div> 692 693 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite-top"> 694 <div class="slideshow post-carousel" data-title="Store Resources"> 695 <div class="preview strategy"> 696 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/activate-potent-defenses-only-after-danger-is-confirmed/" target="_blank"> 697 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 698 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="133163" 699 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20143841/Smed-720x299.jpg" 700 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20143841/Smed-360x150.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20143841/Smed-720x299.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.18"></div> 701 </div> 702 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 703 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 704 <div class="preview-details"> 705 <h4 class="widont">Activate Potent Defenses Only After Danger Is Confirmed</h4> <p class="widont">Planarians</p> </div> 706 <div class="preview-description"> 707 <p class="widont description">Specialized cells store inactive toxins and wait for a chemical signal to activate and release them.</p> </div> 708 </div> 709 </a> 710</div> 711<div class="preview strategy"> 712 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/diversity-supports-resilient-waste-decomposition/" target="_blank"> 713 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 714 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="132351" 715 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/09212451/elize-bezuidenhout-pnXD2Qg-pEg-unsplash-720x498.jpg" 716 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/09212451/elize-bezuidenhout-pnXD2Qg-pEg-unsplash-360x249.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/09212451/elize-bezuidenhout-pnXD2Qg-pEg-unsplash-720x498.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 717 </div> 718 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 719 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 720 <div class="preview-details"> 721 <h4 class="widont">
721Diversity Supports Resilient Waste Decomposition</h4> <p class="widont">Dung beetle</p> </div> 722 <div class="preview-description"> 723 <p class="widont description">Dung beetles sustain decomposition in changing environments with different species performing distinct roles in breaking down and burying dung.</p> </div> 724 </div> 725 </a> 726</div> 727<div class="preview strategy"> 728 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/microbes-stabilize-life-at-the-edge-of-fire/" target="_blank"> 729 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 730 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="121372" 731 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/18144816/shutterstock_1618751452-720x405.jpg" 732 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/18144816/shutterstock_1618751452-360x203.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/18144816/shutterstock_1618751452-720x405.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 733 </div> 734 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 735 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 736 <div class="preview-details"> 737 <h4 class="widont">Microbes Stabilize Life at the Edge of Fire</h4> <p class="widont">Bacteria</p> </div> 738 <div class="preview-description"> 739 <p class="widont description">Thermophilic microbes survive extreme heat with highly stable proteins, heat-resistant membranes, and compact genomes that resist damage from fire-like temperatures.</p> </div> 740 </div> 741 </a> 742</div> 743<div class="preview strategy"> 744 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/leaves-capture-water-from-fog/" target="_blank"> 745 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 746 <img class="lazyload" alt="spiraling leaves in the center of a succulent" data-id="106270" 747 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31105906/erol-ahmed-aIYFR0vbADk-unsplash-720x480.jpg" 748 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31105906/erol-ahmed-aIYFR0vbADk-unsplash-360x240.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31105906/erol-ahmed-aIYFR0vbADk-unsplash-720x480.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 749 </div> 750 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 751 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 752 <div class="preview-details"> 753 <h4 class="widont">Leaves Capture Water From Fog</h4> <p class="widont">Flowering Plants</p> </div> 754 <div class="preview-description"> 755 <p class="widont description">The leaves of rosette succulents intercept water droplets from fog through their waxy, smooth surface.</p> </div> 756 </div> 757 </a> 758</div> 759 </div> 760 <button class="slick-prev"><svg 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class="lazyload" alt="close up photograph of the fur of a brown camel" data-id="104531" 791 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/31120027/Camel-Fur_Chris_Hunkeler-720x479.jpeg" 792 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/31120027/Camel-Fur_Chris_Hunkeler-360x240.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/31120027/Camel-Fur_Chris_Hunkeler-720x479.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 793 </div> 794 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 795 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 796 <div class="preview-details"> 797 <h4 class="widont">How a Camelâs Fur Coat Keeps It Cool</h4> <p class="widont">Dromedary camel</p> </div> 798 <div class="preview-description"> 799 <p class="widont description">Camel fur and sweat glands combine to form a powerful temperature management system.</p> </div> 800 </div> 801 </a> 802</div> 803<div class="preview strategy"> 804 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/nasal-surfaces-remove-water-vapor/" target="_blank"> 805 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 806 <img class="lazyload" alt="brown camel on brown sand under blue sky during the day" data-id="103233" 807 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/31123941/Camel_Peggy_Marco_Lachmann-Anke-e1619532007495-720x376.png" 808 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/31123941/Camel_Peggy_Marco_Lachmann-Anke-e1619532007495-360x188.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/31123941/Camel_Peggy_Marco_Lachmann-Anke-e1619532007495-720x376.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.1"></div> 809 </div> 810 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 811 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 812 <div class="preview-details"> 813 <h4 class="widont">Nasal Surfaces Remove Water Vapor</h4> <p class="widont">Dromedary camel</p> </div> 814 <div class="preview-description"> 815 <p class="widont description">
815The nasal surfaces of camels help conserve water by using hygroscopic properties to remove water from air during exhalation. 816</p> </div> 817 </div> 818 </a> 819</div> 820<div class="preview strategy"> 821 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/blood-cells-protect-from-dehydration/" target="_blank"> 822 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 823 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="102051" 824 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31133233/camel.jpeg" 825 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31133233/camel-293x360.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31133233/camel.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 826 </div> 827 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 828 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 829 <div class="preview-details"> 830 <h4 class="widont">Blood Cells Protect From Dehydration</h4> <p class="widont">Dromedary camel</p> </div> 831 <div class="preview-description"> 832 <p class="widont description">The red blood cells of the dromedary camel protect it from dehydration because the oval-shaped cells can circulate even in thick blood and can significantly expand during rehydration. 833</p> </div> 834 </div> 835 </a> 836</div> 837<div class="preview strategy"> 838 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/body-temperature-regulated-in-hot-environment/" target="_blank"> 839 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 840 <img class="lazyload" alt="group of camels traveling down road" data-id="104448" 841 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31120425/Camelus-Dromedarius_Sagarika_Bose-720x540.png" 842 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31120425/Camelus-Dromedarius_Sagarika_Bose-360x270.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31120425/Camelus-Dromedarius_Sagarika_Bose-720x540.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 843 </div> 844 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 845 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 846 <div class="preview-details"> 847 <h4 class="widont">Body Temperature Regulated in Hot Environment</h4> <p class="widont">Dromedary camel</p> </div> 848 <div class="preview-description"> 849 <p class="widont description">Thermoregulation in African camels appears to be related to water availability.</p> </div> 850 </div> 851 </a> 852</div> 853 </div> 854 <button class="slick-prev"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 855 <title>right arrow</title> 856 <path d="M10.27 20.54L11.19 19.62 1.84 10.27 11.19 0.92 10.27 0 0 10.27z"/> 857</svg></button> 858 <button class="slick-next"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 859 <title>right arrow</title> 860 <path d="M0.92 20.54L0 19.62 9.35 10.27 0 0.92 0.92 0 11.19 10.27z"/> 861</svg></button> 862 </div> 863 864 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite"> 865 <div class="title-wrap with-taxonomy"> 866 <div class="title-sub-wrap"> 867 <small>Living System:</small> <h2 class="widont balance-text">Fish</h2> </div> 868 869 <button class="details-button" title="read details"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.91" height="12.4" viewbox="0 0 11.91 12.4" overflow="visible"> 870 <title>toggle icon</title> 871 <path d="M4.59,7.48H0V4.92h4.59V0h2.73v4.92h4.59v2.55H7.32v4.92H4.59V7.48z" /> 872</svg></button> 873 874 <div class="link"> 875 <a class="button search-button" href="https://asknature.org/system/fish"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" x="0px" y="0px" width="56" height="56" viewbox="0 0 56 56"> 876 <title>search icon</title> 877 <path d="M48.91,34.09v-30h-4.96v8.53c-0.6-0.82-1.25-1.59-1.95-2.33c-4.45-4.66-10.56-7.22-17.22-7.22 c-6.65,0-12.77,2.57-17.22,7.22C3.21,14.86,0.8,21.02,0.8,27.65c0,6.63,2.4,12.79,6.76,17.35c4.45,4.66,10.56,7.22,17.22,7.22 c6.65,0,12.77-2.57,17.22-7.22c1.3-1.36,2.43-2.86,3.37-4.49l3.84,10.75h5.27l-5.04-14.11C49.09,36.16,48.91,35.14,48.91,34.09z M43.77,27.65c0,5.35-1.93,10.33-5.43,14.02c-3.53,3.72-8.34,5.77-13.56,5.77c-5.22,0-10.03-2.05-13.56-5.77 c-3.5-3.69-5.43-8.67-5.43-14.02c0-5.35,1.93-10.33,5.43-14.02c3.53-3.72,8.34-5.77,13.56-5.77c5.22,0,10.03,2.05,13.56,5.77 C41.84,17.32,43.77,22.3,43.77,27.65z"/> 878</svg> Search Living System</a> 879 </div> 880 </div> 881 <div class="details"> 882 <div class="wrap text-wrap align-center"> 883 <p class="widont"><p>Class Agnatha (âwithout jawsâ), Class Chondrichthyes (âcartilage fishâ), Superclass Osteichthyes (âbone fishâ): Sharks, eels, snapper, hagfish </p> 884<p>The fish are a diverse group, comprising multiple classes within Phylum Animalia. The most well-known classes are Chondrichthyes, which has sharks and rays, and superclass Osteichthyes, which has all bony fish like cod and tuna. Unlike other vertebrates, fish only live in
884water. They use special adaptations like fins, gills, and swim bladders to survive. Most are ectothermic, meaning their body temperature depends on the water temperature around them. Over half of all vertebrates are fish. Theyâre found from the bottom of the sea to high mountain lakes.</p> 885</p> </div> 886 </div> 887 </div> 888 889 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite-top"> 890 <div class="slideshow post-carousel" data-title="Fish"> 891 <div class="preview strategy"> 892 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/zebrafish-use-group-rhythm-to-reduce-stress/" target="_blank"> 893 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 894 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="103548" 895 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/31122542/innovations-zebrafish-Petr-Kuznetsov-720x480.jpeg" 896 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/31122542/innovations-zebrafish-Petr-Kuznetsov-360x240.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/31122542/innovations-zebrafish-Petr-Kuznetsov-720x480.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 897 </div> 898 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 899 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 900 <div class="preview-details"> 901 <h4 class="widont">Zebrafish Use Group Rhythm to Reduce Stress</h4> <p class="widont">Zebrafish</p> </div> 902 <div class="preview-description"> 903 <p class="widont description">The zebrafish uses synchronized group swimming to reduce individual stress by creating rhythmic predictability, shared sensory cues, and embodied safety in the group.</p> </div> 904 </div> 905 </a> 906</div> 907<div class="preview strategy"> 908 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/pacific-salmon-and-their-role-in-ecosystems/" target="_blank"> 909 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 910 <img class="lazyload" alt="" data-id="119255" 911 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/14133933/shutterstock_2264583475-720x540.jpg" 912 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/14133933/shutterstock_2264583475-360x270.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/14133933/shutterstock_2264583475-720x540.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 913 </div> 914 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 915 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 916 <div class="preview-details"> 917 <h4 class="widont">Pacific Salmon Move Nutrients From Sea to Forests</h4> <p class="widont">Salmon</p> </div> 918 <div class="preview-description"> 919 <p class="widont description">Pacific salmon migrate and become prey, connecting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.</p> </div> 920 </div> 921 </a> 922</div> 923<div class="preview strategy"> 924 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/tissue-provides-neutral-buoyancy/" target="_blank"> 925 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 926 <img class="lazyload" alt="an ocean sunfish mola mola swims in the waters of bali" data-id="103150" 927 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31124557/ocean-sunfish-mola-Steve-Woods-scaled-e1619322029742-720x462.jpeg" 928 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31124557/ocean-sunfish-mola-Steve-Woods-scaled-e1619322029742-360x231.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31124557/ocean-sunfish-mola-Steve-Woods-scaled-e1619322029742-720x462.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 929 </div> 930 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 931 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 932 <div class="preview-details"> 933 <h4 class="widont">Tissue Provides Neutral Buoyancy</h4> <p class="widont">
933Ocean sunfish</p> </div> 934 <div class="preview-description"> 935 <p class="widont description">The thick layer of low-density, subcutaneous tissue of the ocean sunfish enables rapid depth changes by having a incompressible, gelatinous composition.</p> </div> 936 </div> 937 </a> 938</div> 939<div class="preview strategy"> 940 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/anglerfish-harness-both-light-and-darkness/" target="_blank"> 941 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 942 <img class="lazyload" alt="young anglerfish" data-id="106466" 943 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/31105032/15-of-the-freakiest-deep-sea-creatures-5-720x467.jpeg" 944 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/31105032/15-of-the-freakiest-deep-sea-creatures-5-360x233.jpeg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/31105032/15-of-the-freakiest-deep-sea-creatures-5-720x467.jpeg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 945 </div> 946 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 947 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 948 <div class="preview-details"> 949 <h4 class="widont">Anglerfish Harness Both Light and Darkness</h4> <p class="widont">Anglerfish</p> </div> 950 <div class="preview-description"> 951 <p class="widont description">Anglerfish have light-absorbing skin to keep hidden while they attract prey with a glowing lure. 952</p> </div> 953 </div> 954 </a> 955</div> 956 </div> 957 <button class="slick-prev"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 958 <title>right arrow</title> 959 <path d="M10.27 20.54L11.19 19.62 1.84 10.27 11.19 0.92 10.27 0 0 10.27z"/> 960</svg></button> 961 <button class="slick-next"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.19" height="20.54" viewbox="0 0 11.19 20.54" overflow="visible"> 962 <title>right arrow</title> 963 <path d="M0.92 20.54L0 19.62 9.35 10.27 0 0.92 0.92 0 11.19 10.27z"/> 964</svg></button> 965 </div> 966 967 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite"> 968 <div class="title-wrap with-taxonomy"> 969 <div class="title-sub-wrap"> 970 <small>Living System:</small> <h2 class="widont balance-text">Arachnids</h2> </div> 971 972 <button class="details-button" title="read details"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="11.91" height="12.4" viewbox="0 0 11.91 12.4" overflow="visible"> 973 <title>toggle icon</title> 974 <path d="M4.59,7.48H0V4.92h4.59V0h2.73v4.92h4.59v2.55H7.32v4.92H4.59V7.48z" /> 975</svg></button> 976 977 <div class="link"> 978 <a class="button search-button" href="https://asknature.org/system/arachnids"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" x="0px" y="0px" width="56" height="56" viewbox="0 0 56 56"> 979 <title>search icon</title> 980 <path d="M48.91,34.09v-30h-4.96v8.53c-0.6-0.82-1.25-1.59-1.95-2.33c-4.45-4.66-10.56-7.22-17.22-7.22 c-6.65,0-12.77,2.57-17.22,7.22C3.21,14.86,0.8,21.02,0.8,27.65c0,6.63,2.4,12.79,6.76,17.35c4.45,4.66,10.56,7.22,17.22,7.22 c6.65,0,12.77-2.57,17.22-7.22c1.3-1.36,2.43-2.86,3.37-4.49l3.84,10.75h5.27l-5.04-14.11C49.09,36.16,48.91,35.14,48.91,34.09z M43.77,27.65c0,5.35-1.93,10.33-5.43,14.02c-3.53,3.72-8.34,5.77-13.56,5.77c-5.22,0-10.03-2.05-13.56-5.77 c-3.5-3.69-5.43-8.67-5.43-14.02c0-5.35,1.93-10.33,5.43-14.02c3.53-3.72,8.34-5.77,13.56-5.77c5.22,0,10.03,2.05,13.56,5.77 C41.84,17.32,43.77,22.3,43.77,27.65z"/> 981</svg> Search Living System</a> 982 </div> 983 </div> 984 <div class="details"> 985 <div class="wrap text-wrap align-center"> 986 <p class="widont"><p>Class Arachnida (âspiderâ): Spiders, mites, ticks, scorpions </p> 987<p>Arachnids get a bad reputation, but they play an important role in the ecosystem by controlling insect populations. Almost half of the species in the class are spiders, and most live in terrestrial environments. Unlike insects, most arachnids have tw
987o body sections: the cephalothorax, which is the head and thorax fused together, and the abdomen. Mites and ticks, on the other hand, have only one body section that is relatively flat. This body shape comes in handy for the species that are parasitic, because it makes it harder for their hosts to bite or scratch them off.</p> 988</p> </div> 989 </div> 990 </div> 991 992 <div class="wrap full-wrap lite-top"> 993 <div class="slideshow post-carousel" data-title="Arachnids"> 994 <div class="preview strategy"> 995 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/granules-prevent-slippage/" target="_blank"> 996 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 997 <img class="lazyload" alt="a large black spider with small white spots sits on its web against a green background" data-id="106294" 998 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31105745/Orb-Weaver-Spider_Tan-Pek-Nan-e1645759466107-720x620.png" 999 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31105745/Orb-Weaver-Spider_Tan-Pek-Nan-e1645759466107-360x310.png 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31105745/Orb-Weaver-Spider_Tan-Pek-Nan-e1645759466107-720x620.png 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 1000 </div> 1001 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 1002 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 1003 <div class="preview-details"> 1004 <h4 class="widont">Granules Anchor Adhesive Proteins on Webs</h4> <p class="widont">Spiders</p> </div> 1005 <div class="preview-description"> 1006 <p class="widont description">Glue droplets on orb-weaver spider webs resist slippage through adhesion, elongation under load, and force transfer due to granules.</p> </div> 1007 </div> 1008 </a> 1009</div> 1010<div class="preview strategy"> 1011 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/webs-communicate-only-what-matters/" target="_blank"> 1012 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 1013 <img class="lazyload" alt="Spider on web, showing how attuned the spider is to vibration in the web." data-id="114462" 1014 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/31103747/spider-on-web-pub-dom-720x439.jpg" 1015 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/31103747/spider-on-web-pub-dom-360x220.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/31103747/spider-on-web-pub-dom-720x439.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 1016 </div> 1017 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 1018 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 1019 <div class="preview-details"> 1020 <h4 class="widont">Webs Communicate Only What Matters</h4> <p class="widont">Spiders</p> </div> 1021 <div class="preview-description"> 1022 <p class="widont description">Spider webs dampen ambient vibration while efficiently transmitting point source vibrations from caught prey.</p> </div> 1023 </div> 1024 </a> 1025</div> 1026<div class="preview strategy"> 1027 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/legs-detect-airborne-vibrations/" target="_blank"> 1028 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 1029 <img class="lazyload" alt="beige and brown spider on light pink flower" data-id="103415" 1030 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31122816/spider_zygometis_xanthogaster_Volker_framenau-720x480.jpg" 1031 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31122816/spider_zygometis_xanthogaster_Volker_framenau-360x240.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/31122816/spider_zygometis_xanthogaster_Volker_framenau-720x480.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 1032 </div> 1033 <div class="preview-text over-image"> 1034 <small>Biological Strategy</small> 1035 <div class="preview-details"> 1036 <h4 class="widont">Spidersâ Leg Hairs Help Find Flying Food</h4> <p class="widont">Spiders</p> </div> 1037 <div class="preview-description"> 1038 <p class="widont description">Tiny leg hairs help spiders sense subtle air movement by conducting it directly to nerve cells.</p> </div> 1039 </div> 1040 </a> 1041</div> 1042<div class="preview strategy"> 1043 <a href="https://asknature.org/strategy/spider-creates-underwater-air-tank/" target="_blank"> 1044 <div class="preview-image background object-cover"> 1045 <img class="lazyload" alt="Spider under water with air bubble" data-id="107901" 1046 data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31104517/MFGDTR-1-720x490.jpg" 1047 data-srcset="https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31104517/MFGDTR-1-360x245.jpg 360w, https://ask-nature.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/31104517/MFGDTR-1-720x490.jpg 720w" /> <div class="image-mask" style="opacity: 0.15"></div> 1048 </div> 1049 <div class="preview-text 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