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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.//