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Not sure if bees might do it this way - but just looking at pictures of early stages of nests such as [1] or [2], wasps apparently don't: It looks as if they do
by cygx 9y ago
Not sure if bees might do it this way - but just looking at pictures of early stages of nests such as [1] or [2], wasps apparently don't: It looks as if they do construct proper hexagons from the get-go.
[1] http://www.localhoney.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/start-of-small-wasp-nest.jpg http://www.localhoney.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/start...
[2] http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uM7ATVMEcDA/TdcWZm9BPEI/AAAAAAAAI8w/9q7bDCoP34E/s1600/2.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uM7ATVMEcDA/TdcWZm9BPEI/AAAAAAAAI8...
- stinos 9y agoGood find, that definitely looks hexagonal from the start.