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Tessellations in Nature: 12 Examples and the Geometry Behind Them
Sep 25, 2026
A tessellation in nature is a repeating arrangement of shapes that covers a surface with no gaps and no overlaps. Honeycomb, turtle shells, basalt columns and dragonfly wings are all tessellations, and each one exists because tiling a surface completely is the cheapest way to do a particular job.
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