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Chapter 1 Shape, Movement, Lever |
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Flexible shells and levers |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (2) |
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Stiffening under internal pressure |
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12 | (2) |
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Distending and extending apparatuses |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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Seeing in the macro world |
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18 | (2) |
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Hydraulics in spider legs |
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20 | (2) |
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Active and passive growth |
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22 | (2) |
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Hinge joints and ball-and-socket joints |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (2) |
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Click mechanism and stings |
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32 | (2) |
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The joint system of insect antennae |
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34 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Sticking, Filtering, Drilling Coupling structures |
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37 | (26) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (2) |
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Predetermined breaking points |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (2) |
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Pollen-gathering with abdomen and legs |
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52 | (1) |
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Pollen-gathering with pollen baskets |
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53 | (1) |
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Dust filters and sealing strips |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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Mobile ovipositors and stingers |
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60 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Gripping, Stretching, Folding Gripping, stowing, and storing food |
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63 | (20) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (2) |
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Injection syringes and cannulas |
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68 | (2) |
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Apparatuses for gripping and scraping |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 Signalling, Swimming, Flying, Exploding Fluids are similar in principle |
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Light organs and signal flags |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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The swiftest predators under water |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (2) |
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Swimming with paddle fins |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Storage, Constructions, Building materials Cellulose, chitin, and limestone as building materials |
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Botanical traps for animals |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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Chitin as a building material |
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118 | (2) |
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Stockwork and frame constructions |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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Lightweight constructions in the plant world |
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124 | (2) |
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Above-ground constructions in the plant world |
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126 | (2) |
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Flutter stability and tensile strength |
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Chapter 6 Packaging, Primordia, Unfolding Mechanisms Space-optimised stacking |
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131 | (20) |
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132 | (2) |
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Casing of mericarp fruits and seeds |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (2) |
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Pre-fabricated structures |
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140 | (1) |
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Pollination mechanisms (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Pollination mechanisms (2) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (2) |
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Dragonflies -- world champion maneuverers |
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148 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Brave New World Technical biology and bionics |
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151 | (13) |
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The lateral torsional buckling in Strelitzia blossom |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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The pectoral fins of large rays |
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154 | (2) |
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Fin edges and the kickback principle |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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... and the Salvinia Paradox |
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159 | (1) |
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Corrosion-resistant sandfish scales |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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...and a cutting-edge technical gripper arm |
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163 | (1) |
| Remarks on the pictures of the chapter headings |
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164 | (1) |
| Select literature |
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165 | (1) |
| Index |
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