Honey hunting is not the only fun activity that bees enjoy. On a daily basis, bees perfectly construct hexagonal figures in their honeycombs that illustrate wallpaper symmetry. Wallpaper symmetry is a result of repetition of patterns that cover a plane. As amazing as this design is, many wonder why the hexagonal shapes fill beehives, instead of triangles or circles, for example. Consequently, after much consideration, mathematicians believe that the hexagonal shape is the most efficient and effective shape in order to store the most amount of honey while using the less amount of wax. Circles, triangles or any other figures on the other hand, if repeated, would leave too big of a gap in between each cell and therefore, require extra wax. (www.planetdolan.com/15-beautiful-examples-of-mathematics-in-nature/2/) Figure C- Honeycomb
As brought out earlier, mathematical patterns are present here on earth, but they also appear in outer space too. The Milky Way Galaxy, for example, contains a near perfect mirror image of itself. This is prevalent since it has two major arms, Perseus and Scutum-Centaurus. In addition to mirror symmetry, the Milky Way Galaxy also contains logarithmic spirals similar in design to nautilus shells and sunflowers. These logarithmic spirals are present from the center of the galaxy and expand outward. (www.planetdolan.com/15-beautiful-examples-of-mathematics-in-nature/2/) Figure D- Example 1 of Milky Way and example 2 of Milky