In addition to their natural beauty, lily pads provide a host of benefits to lake ecology. Aquatic insects are attracted to the flowers and rest on their leaves and stems. Frogs and turtles seek the camouflage lily pads offer from predators. Fish hide among the stems, not only from each other but also from the sun.
When light hits the LilyPads, a chemical reaction takes place that enables pollutants to be "broken down". Each LilyPad can treat one cubic meter of contaminated water per day without harming aquatic life.