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Lichen is a symbiosis between fungus and photosynthetic algae or cyanobacteria — the biology behind living building …

The spittlebug nymph wraps itself in foam made from plant sap and a foaming agent secreted — the biology behind …

The baobab stores up to 120,000 liters of water in its fibrous, spongy trunk — the biology behind passive evaporative …

Mussels anchor themselves to rocks in crashing surf using thread-like byssal fibers tipped with adhesive — the biology …

Secretes a two-part underwater adhesive from separate glands — the biology behind underwater surgical adhesives.