Ancient Design principle
Lessons from Senegal Bichir
Keep the old design.
Air-Gulping Armored Body
Core lesson
Old designs endure when they keep solving present problems.
Biological basis
Senegal Bichirs are ancient-looking fish with lungs or lung-like air-breathing capacity, armored scales, and dorsal finlets, allowing survival in low-oxygen waters.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
EnduranceAncient systemsAdaptationSurvivalFunctional design