A researcher at UMass Amerst, already with another invention under his belt inspired by animals in the form of the adhesive product Geckskin, has now come up with a way to catalog all the animals on Earth, using 3D imaging. With his Beastcam, Duncan Irschick and his research team are able to document animals without harming them, which is the key. The Beastcam is made up of 30 cameras, using ten arms that each hold three of them. Irschick recognizes that this project will take several lifetimes to complete, but they will soon be getting started with frogs and sea turtles. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/155312/beastcam-3d-imaging-animals/