Hexnet Hexagonal Tag Feed: food storage A feed of tagged nodes. https://hexnet.org/blog Honeycomb <p> In this image we see the classic hexagonal honeycomb structure of the enlightened honeybee. The hexagonal structure is common to the nesting architecture many related insects, including wasps, et cetera. Note that the strength of the comb is improved not only by the superior hexagonal geometry, but also by the skillful employment of rhombic facets at the closed end of the cells. </p> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:59:48 +0000 https://hexnet.org/content/honeycomb https://hexnet.org/content/honeycomb