Betcha never thought of a termite mound as something like a living organ

Okay this one's pretty cool...

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527481.300-for-sustainable-architecture-think-bug.html?page=2

I was interested that the architectural community is really looking into this... I wonder if we'll ever have lung-walls?  (Certainly a tough idea here in the desert... need filters like crazy)