Problem:
Fishing boats make too much noise and ripples and cause noise pollution.
Biomimicry Idea:
Mimic a water strider who walks on the water’s surface, which has a lot of surface tension to support the strider. Striders have hairs on their legs that capture air and repel water. We could build a fishing boat more like a catamaran that has four or more legs to spread out its surface area. Put hairs on all these legs and the boat will stay on the surface of the water, instead of making noise as it moves through the deep water.
xylem soaks up water from roots and the water can escape through little holes in the leaves that open and shut. When the holes open more water is pulled up the xylem tubes because there is less pressure at one end than then by the roots.
This boat is more like a catamaran: it has 4 or more “legs” and strider like hairs that are to attached to the legs. This keeps the boat even more afloat so it can move through the water with less noise pollution.
How does nature help water strider stay on the water?
They use the surface tension on the water and the air captured in the hairs on their legs to stay afloat.