Biomimicry

Final PresentationJune 13, 2014

Alice, Nambirajan, Suman

Giant Water Lily

Features

Amazon River – Large Leaf – Large flowers

Strategy

1) Leaves are green on the top and red on the bottom

Function

1) To absorb light of different wavelength

2) Attract pollinators with a fruity scent

Strategy

Function

2) Attract pollinators with a fruity scent

Lifecycle

Lifecycle of a Giant Water Lily flower

Day 1White flower

attracts beetle;Traps beetle

Day 2Colour changes To Pink; beetle is

released

Day 3Pink flower droops

and falls

Strategy

3) Trapping the pollinator beetle inside it for a day

Strategy

Beetle trapped inside the flower of Giant

Water Lily.

Function

3) Ensure pollen grains are transferred for pollination

Strategy - Function

4) Strategy – Occupy maximum surface of the water body

Function – To get maximum sunlightMechanism – Using a large leaf

Strategy - Function

5) Strategy – Protect leaf from fish by thorns on the underside

Function – To protect itself from fish

Strategy

6) Air filled girder-like structures onthe underside of the leaf.

Strategy

Web like air filled petiole, quadrangular chamber formation.

Strategy

Function

6) To provide support for the large surface area of the leaf.

Life Principles

1) Use readily available materials and energyUsing air filled petioles for support

2) Fit form to functionLarge leaves to capture maximum sunlight

3) Replicate strategies that workTrapping the beetle inside the flower for a day

Life Principles

1) Cultivate cooperative relationships- With Scarab beetle, beetle gets nectar, flower gets

pollinated

2) Use low energy processes

3) Reshuffle information- During cross pollination

4) Break down products into benign constituents

5) Do chemistry in water

Design Principle

Using air filled web like network forStructural rigidity.

Applications1) In fog collectors

2) In Temporary shade providers3) In flood recovery

Applications

1) In fog collectors2) In Temporary shade providers

3) In flood recovery

1) Can be used as temporary shelter providers; Also can be used as fog collectors.

Advantage: Light weight, Quick to deploy

Application

Used for buoyancy in floody regions

Application

Could be used during disaster management

Application