Biomimicry has massive potential. Why aren't designers using it?

Biomimicry is like when designers copy nature’s best ideas to make things smarter and stronger.

Biomimicry means learning from animals, plants, or other parts of nature to create new inventions. It's like when you look at how a bird flies and then build a plane that can fly too. Nature has had billions of years to practice, so it’s really good at solving problems, like staying warm, moving fast, or using very little energy.

Sometimes designers forget to check what nature already knows. They might try to make something new from scratch instead of looking at how a leaf stays cool in the sun or how a spider makes strong webs with just silk.

It's like you’re trying to build the best treehouse, but you don’t look at how squirrels live in trees, they’ve been doing it for ages!

Also, nature’s ideas are often simple. A lot of times, the easiest solution is the best one, and that’s what biomimicry shows us.