Research shows engineers have a lot to learn from bees about design (IMAGE)

Cornell University

Research shows engineers have a lot to learn from bees about design

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Cells marked with different colors to show their orientations reveal how different patches in the comb are built with a consistent tilt when the bees merge two patches. Note that irregular five- and seven-sided cells are also used along the merge lines.

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