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Water Harvesting principle

Lessons from Thorny Devil

Channel the drop.

Skin-Channel Desert Drinking

Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

Small systems can solve enormous thirst.

Biological basis

Thorny devils have grooved skin that channels water toward the mouth, helping them survive arid habitats.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

Process designSurvival planningResource captureClever infrastructureSmall improvements

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