Woodpeckers show signs of possible brain damage, but that might not be a bad thing
Feb 2018, phys.org
Evolution is strange. Woodpeckers have to smash their heads into trees in order to eat. So nature gave them special skull designs to limit their repercussions. And now we humans are using that design to make our skulls safer. For those times when we inadvertently smash our heads into concrete etc.
The go to examples for biomimicry have been the genius environmental control system that is a termite mound, and the aerodynamic boxfish used to design drag resistant cars. Woodpecker helmets make a nice edition, and an even easier way to explain biomimicry.
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