Excerpted from Single Digits: In Praise of Small Numbers by Marc Chamberland. Out now from Princeton University Press.
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Why are hexagons the most efficient shape for beehive cells? Why are hexagons better than other many-sided polygons like heptagons or octagons, for the purposes of bees? - Quora
What's the Deal with Hexagonal Honeycombs?
9 Beautiful Naturally Occurring Phenomena That Prove Math Is Everywhere
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Periodic honeycombs with various cell shapes. (A-a) Regular hexagonal
The hexagonal shape of the honeycomb cells depends on the construction behavior of bees
Honeycomb: One of Nature's Most Beautiful and Useful Structures
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Why do we see hexagons in nature so often? - Quora
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