BIOZENEA NEW PERSPECTIVE OF NATURE
Team members
• Sushma –COE11B010
• Kuladeep-COE11B026
• Sowmika-EDM11B014
• Nikhila-EDM11B026
• Bala Krishna-EDM11B027
• Balaji Naik- MDM11B024
• BIOMIMICRY
Inspiration from nature
to solve human problems
ABEDUS HERBERTI
• FAMILY- Belostomatidae• SUB FAMILY-Belostomatinae• ORDER-Hemiptera• PHYLUM-Arthropoda
Interesting Features
• Compound Eye
• Plastron Breathing
• Dynamic Gaping
• Rainfall Cues
COMPOUND EYE
• Excellent in detecting motion
• Clear vision of nearer objects
• Ultraviolet vision
At a glance!!
Magnified view of Ommatidia
Formation of image in compound eye
Digital Camera
Mimicing compound eye to digital camera
Difference in normal vision and ultraviolet vision
Plastron Breathing
• This process is used for under water breathing
• Uses gas exchange mechanism through an air bubble.
Structure of Plastrons
Pores where air bubbles are trapped
Dynamic Gaping
• Exchange of gases by flapping their wings
Gas is exchanged while flipping the wings
Plastron Interface
SCUBA DIVING SUIT
Oxygen cylinder adding
a weight of 40kg
Oxygen cylinder adding
a weight of 40kg
DIVING SUIT WITHOUTOXYGEN CYLINDER
• Certain number of plastrons are placed on suit so that it can trap the air bubbles and supply oxygen to the diver
Exchange of gases using dynamic gaping
• Carbon dioxide produced in the helmet is again sent to the plastron
• This gas is exchanged through the process of dynamic gaping
Stream AbandonmentBehaviour
• Uses rainfall as a cue to abandon streams
• Can be used as a process for predicting the floods.
Nature is full of mysteries keep explroing