Table 1.

Examples of superhydrophobic surfaces present in nature.

	Contact Angle (°)	References
Plant
Lotus leaf (Nelumbo nucifera)	162	[24]
Rice leaf (Oryza sativa)	157	[26]
Chinese watermelon	159	[26]
Lyme grass (Leymus arenarius)	161	[27]
Perfoliate knotweed (Polygonum perroliatum)	162	[26]
Ramee leaf (Boehmeria nivea)	164	[26]
Taro plant leaf (Colocasia esculenta)	164	[27]
Purple setcreasea (Setcreasea purpurea)	167	[26]
Insect
Horsefly (Tabanus chrysurus) wings	156	[26]
Butterfly (Parantica sita) wings	161	[28]
Walker’s cicada (Meimuna opalifera) wings	165	[26]
Water strider legs	167.6	[29]