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Janine Benyus suggests/that the answer to this question may be found/by looking to nature for inspiration. The word “biomimicry” comes from bio,/meaning “life,”/and mimicry,/meaning “imitation.” She says/that by imitating nature,/we should be able to find a way/to live in a nature-friendly way. After all,/nature has been able to sustain/a life-supporting environment/for 3.8 billion years. But now/that environment is threatened. We humans must learn/how to sustain our environment/by observing/and trying to find inspiration from nature. Nature in Benyus’s mind/is our teacher and our model.
Benyus reminds us/that once we try to learn from nature,/rather than about her,/we may feel a sense of wonder. In fact,/there are all sorts of plants and animals/doing things we can only dream about. How about dragonflies,/which move more quickly/than our best helicopters? How about hummingbirds,/which can fly hundreds of kilometers/on less than three grams of fuel? How about ants,/which can carry many times their body weight? They do these things/without damaging nature.
Janine Benyus suggests/that the answer to this question may be found/by looking to nature for inspiration. The word “biomimicry” comes from bio,/meaning “life,”/and mimicry,/meaning “imitation.” She says/that by imitating nature,/we should be able to find a way/to live in a nature-friendly way. After all,/nature has been able to sustain/a life-supporting environment/for 3.8 billion years. But now/that environment is threatened. We humans must learn/how to sustain our environment/by observing/and trying to find inspiration from nature. Nature in Benyus’s mind/is our teacher and our model.
Benyus reminds us/that once we try to learn from nature,/rather than about her,/we may feel a sense of wonder. In fact,/there are all sorts of plants and animals/doing things we can only dream about. How about dragonflies,/which move more quickly/than our best helicopters? How about hummingbirds,/which can fly hundreds of kilometers/on less than three grams of fuel? How about ants,/which can carry many times their body weight? They do these things/without damaging nature.