When you take a deeper look at mother nature's various creations (living beings), you will realise the genius behind those creations in the way they are built, look and function.

Thanks to the evolutionary processes, living organisms have developed specialised ways to function and survive in the world and when you take notice of these processes, you can't help but be awed.

We humans have been taking inspiration from nature's designs for quite a while now and that has resulted in a number of technological innovations making life easier for us.

I think the technical term for this is biomimicry and it's a fascinating subject to study in your free time. It goes to show how we can solve some of our most complex problems by just looking at how nature does it.

Taking Cues From Nature

when the Japanese were designing the Shinkansen trains (known in English as Bullet Train), they took design inspiration for its forefront from the Kingfisher to solve the problem of loud noises that the train would make entering an exiting a tunnel.

Whale Power, a wind turbine company, is using the design of a Humpback whale's fins for its windturbine blades to increase efficiency in energy generation by more than thirty percent!

Another example comes from birds flying in formation. You must have noticed that they often fly in V-formations which allows them to travel a lot further. The airforces of the world, use the same technique as well when they fly their fighter jets in formation. It is estimated that doing so reduces fuel consumption by 15 percent.

Some architectures have taken inspiration from the way termites build their moulds to allow for better natural internal cooling. Termite mounds can stay cool even in blazing heat, so if we could replicate such structures in our own buildings, the need for cooling could be greatly reduced.

Velcro, which is an insanely useful invention, was created when its inventor was removing burs from his dog. He later studied how they stuck so well on his dog and that led him to creating the velcro!