Video: Nature's Best Engineering Animals
Video: Nature's Best Engineering Animals
Before there were engineers, animals were designing some of the most intricate and efficient structures around the world.
In nature, some of the most intricate and efficient structures are designed and constructed by animals. Using the tools provided to them in their surrounding environment, animals are capable of building homes that are as strong as ceramic or as detailed as a skyscraper. Here are some animals that have produced some of the most impressive engineering structures in nature.
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