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Insects and mobile phone

Butterfly and eye implant

Slug and surgical glue

Dragonfly and sky spy

Kingfisher and soil erosion

Bees and delivery routes

Jellyfish and underwater robot

Polar bear and insulation

Electric eels and medical implants

Camel and desert buildings

Lobsters and space telescopes

Ants and mini robots

Horseshoe crabs and vaccines

Arapaima fish and armour

Barn owl and drone

Manta ray and pollution solution

Cicada and safe surfaces

Cats and road safety

Octopus and transplants

Rose butterfly and solar panels

Sponge and skyscraper

Cow and sewage treatment

Mantis shrimp and aircraft

Wasp and keyhole surgery

Hedgehog and helmet

Camels and cool medicines

Squid and self-healing materials

Elephant and bionic limbs

Spider and remote sensing

Butterfly and paint colours

Peacocks and the computer screen

Ants and networks

Mussels and fetal surgery

Butterflies and butterfly house

Dolphin and tsunami detection

Bat and robot

Fish schools and windfarm

Bombardier beetle and fuel injection

Bat and unassisted flight

Spider and window glass

Whale flippers and wind turbine

Gecko and adhesives

Spider and rescue robot

Shark and hospital surfaces

Albatross and drone

Stenocara beetle and water collector

Otter and wetsuit

Desert spider and Mars Robot

Cod and anti-freeze

Termites and ventilation

Mussels and plywood

Firefly and the lightbulb

Tardigrade and vaccine transport

Bat and visual aids

Woodpecker and black box

Mosquito and surgical needle

Octopus and camouflage

Kingfisher and the bullet train