Saw Sense principle
Lessons from Smalltooth Sawfish
Lead with the saw.
Toothed-Rostrum Detection
Core lesson
One remarkable tool can sense, strike, and lead the whole body.
Biological basis
Smalltooth Sawfish use tooth-lined rostrums with sensory organs to detect prey and may slash the saw to stun fish in shallow coastal and estuarine waters.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
Specialized toolsSensingHuntingDistinctivenessShallow waters