technologu from nature--part 2

Hypodermic syringe		Snake fangs, also mechanism used by viruses to inject into cells
Antibiotic medicines		Immune system
Hydraulic shock absorbers		Knee joints
Dust filter		Nostril hairs
VCR, magnetic storage media		Memory, recording/viewing images
Gyroscope, top		Planetary rotation
Magnets		Lodestone
Internet		Brain, also Society
Mirror		Reflection on water
Wheel		Animals that curl and roll (armadillo)
Plastics (of many varieties and qualities)		Carbon-based life forms (of bone, cartilage, tissues, transparent lenses, wood, feathers, etc., and all bio-degradable!)
Gasoline (expensive, dirty)		Methane (free, clean)
Barb wire fences		Briar bushes, thorns
Bridge supports and weight distribution		Elephant / Dinosaur skeletal framework
Robots		Humans
Nuclear energy or bomb (fusion) / Lamp		Sun
Electric and propulsion motors		Mechanical components of flagellum of bacteria & protozoan
Theme Parks		Nature / State Parks
Helicopter		Bumblebee / Hummingbird / Maple seed pods
Camouflage clothing		Camouflage skin and fur, chameleons
Armor		Exoskeletons
Movies, cast, film crew, director		Life, people, angels, subconscious
Night lights / street lights		The stars and the moon
Baby formula		Breast milk
Water filtration techniques		Same filtering techniques as found in nature and swamps and rivers - charcoal, silt
Fishing		Angler fish
Sponge (synthetic)		Sponge
Satellite		Moon
Cloning experiments		Reproductive systems, asexual reproduction
Pulleys, fulcrums, and levers		Foot joints and ligaments
Smoke detectors		Noses
Cup		Cupped hands
Greenhouse		Earth
Clock		Solar system
Fishing net		Spider's web
Magnifying glass		Droplet of water
Water filter		Kidneys
Irrigation canals		Roots in plants
Fires set to aid heath in agriculture		Naturally occurring forest fires
Protective environmental suit		Egg shell
Key and lock		Enzyme and related substrate
Suspension bridge		Spider web
Shock absorbing helmet		Woodpecker skull
Fix-a-flat for punctures in tires		Coagulants found in the blood
Smoke screen as a defense		Octopus ink
Fuel & air for mechanical engines		Food & air for biological engines
Chemical warfare		The Bombardier Beetle
Snowshoes		Penguin's feet
Frames of Buildings		Skeleton of living organisms
Weaving in a basket		Weaving in a bird's nest
Medicine		Herbs
The inventions of Da Vinci		Leonardo Da Vinci
Religions with rules about God		A relationship of love with God
Evolution of civilization and technology		Evolution of the universe and life
Beaver dams		Water dams
Dreams		Movies
Circular appearance of sun and moon		Wheel
Pliers, tongs		Lobster/crab claws
Fur coats		Fur coats
Hang gliders		Butterflies
Vitamin pills		Fruits and vegetables
We invent nothing		We simply discover
Interlocking teeth of a zipper		Linkages between barbs in feathers
Radiator, heat exchange system		Elephant's ears, blood vessels in a whale's tail