New ship: Astronomical Orb Weaver.
Sources: Spider, Squid, Flame Spitter, Strangler Fig, Algae.
Power source: Solar(Algae).
Matter Source: carry massive quantities of matter between their elongated legs.(Spider)
Propulsion: Steam jets(Squid, Flame Spitter).
Body design: Giant hollow spider(spider).
Specific: Webbing, spider webs with implanted seeds. Seeds sprout and produce moderately rigid plant matter. Original threads are often coated with additional webbing to create layers of webbing and plant matter.(Fig, Spider, Algae)
Function: Extraterrestrial architecture.
Launch a fleet of these to the star Canon and construct a ring around it. Make it at right-angles to our orbit, so that it does not permanently eclipse our light source...
Create a strain of biters that project jets of flaming methane.
Send digging millipedes deep under the moon's surface to produce underground caverns with oxygen.
Create a tree that sends roots into deep caverns. They derive chemicals from the caverns and energy from the surface. They transmit energy to the caverns and can spawn creatures from their roots.
New tree: Unreality Drive.
Collects and stores vast amounts of solar energy. Then unleashes it all instantly around a sealed pod by way of bioluminescence. By creating impossible concentrations of energy the space within ceases to exist. The pod then wills itself and its contents back into existence at an alternate location. Due to unfortunate side-effects, these trees are not permitted within an astronomical unit of important resources, and all light-sensitive apparatus should be heavily shielded prior to activation.
Construct an observation complex beyond our planet's atmosphere and chart the visible universe for valuable star systems.