矽藻使用蛋白質來排列礦物質，形成堅固而復雜的外殼。
(Diatoms build strong, intricate cases using proteins to arrange minerals.)

毛毛蟲利用絲線做縫針將葉子捲成管狀庇護所。
(Caterpillars use stitches made with contracting silk threads to roll leaves into a tube‑shaped shelter.)

巨型尾海鞘迅速而有規律地用黏液，建造一個可過濾大量水的房子。
(The giant larvacean rapidly and regularly builds a house out of mucus capable of filtering large quantities of water.)

細菌和酵母形成一個群落，以確保他們的相互生存並生產發酵茶。
(Bacteria and yeast form a community to ensure their mutual survival and produce fermented tea.)

幼鳥置於成鳥群能促使斑胸草雀加快建造第一個巢的速度
(Exposure to adults as juveniles prompts zebra finches to build their first nests faster.)

造紙胡蜂巢是由像紙張的材料所製，原料為木頭及硬化的唾液
(Nests of paper wasps are made of paper-like material, created from wood and hardening saliva.)

藉由使用熱塑性蜂蠟，蜜蜂得以透過體熱來幫助製造出角度及大小精確的蜂巢
(The body heat of bees helps create precise angles and size within honeycombs via use of thermoplastic wax.)

桉樹的木質塊莖透過儲存能量儲備及潛在的芽體形成位置，容許其在被破壞後再生
(The lignotuber of Eucalyptus kochii subsp. plenissima allows it to regenerate after being destroyed by storing energy reserves and potential bud-forming sites.)