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The design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes.  

"Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul. The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival." Biomimicry Institute.  

Download an infographic on biomimicry here. It is available courtesy of RS Components. 

Curated by mokiethecat

July 01, 2026

Close our inaugural season with engineer and biomimic Gamelihle (Gama) Sibanda. He shares his journey from Zimbabwe, applying the architectural wisdom of ants and termites to solve real-world flooding crises.

Tune in to episode 6 to explore how childhood curiosity about insects can evolve into a global engineering framework, integrating Indigenous knowledge, biomimicry, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.

The AskNature Podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute, hosted by Amanda Sturgeon and Andrew Howley. Sound design and music composition are by Simon Thomas George and Lucas Murray, with Ayoade Balogun as Senior Producer.

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