Biomimetic ideas in engineering go way back. In Greek mythology, the Daedalus story starts with him getting trouble for killing his nephew Perdix out of jealous

Biomimetic ideas in engineering go way back. In Greek mythology, the Daedalus story starts with him getting trouble for killing his nephew Perdix out of jealousy - the younger man had invented the saw by mimicking the ridged pattern of a fish skeleton (or serpent's jaw) in the edge of an iron sheet.