Hexagonal Structures
From bees' honeycombs to the Giant's Causeway, hexagonal patterns are prevalent in nature due to their efficiency. In a hexagonal grid each line is as short as it can possibly be if a large area is to filled with the fewest number of hexagons. This means that honeycombs require less wax to construct and gain lots of strength under compression.
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