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randy ========================================= RK Bangert, Post-Doctoral Fellow Biological Sciences Idaho State University ========================================= On Mar 7, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Wendee Holtcamp wrote: > I wrote an article on biomimicry for National Wildlife's recent issue that > talks about the termite-inspired building. You can find it online here: > > http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Animals/Archives/200 > 9/Mimicking-Mother-Nature.aspx > > I also teach an online writing class that while geared for popular writing > many professors, grad students and scientists (including people from this > listserv) have taken it to improve their writing. :) > > Wendee > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology ~ @bohemianone > Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian > http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com > http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com > ~~ 6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Mar 20 or May 15~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I’m Animal Planet’s news blogger - http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Stack > Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] learning from insects? > > David > > I'm new to this list so if you're already familiar with the following, my > apologies: > > For the termite inspired building, more is available here: > www.esf.edu/efb/turner/primary%20research%20articles.html > > I'd also suggest inquiring at www.AskNature.org, a project of the Biomimicry > Guild. There is a taxonomy of "Nature's" design strategies, as well as a > searchable case studies database, including other design examples of humans > learning from insects. > > Another good resource is an engineers and biologists mechanical design > listserv -- > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=BIOMIMETICS > > Hope that's useful. > > Josh > > > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM, David Inouye <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What examples are there of how humans are learning from insects? Such >> innovative ideas as adapting the natural ventilation system of termite >> mounds for architecture >> > http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/12/10/building-modelled-on-termites-eastgate-c > entre-in-zimbabwe/and using ants to learn about traffic control >> > http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/ants-offer-clues-to-improve-tra > ffic-flow-say-experts_100123590.html. >> >> >> David Inouye >> > > > > -- > Attorney & Counselor at Law > www.ngbc.us > > NGBC, LLC > MYCO+Evolution, LLC > > This electronic mail transmission is intended only for the use of the > individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > information belonging to the sender which is protected by the > attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of > any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify > the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the original message.
