CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the architectural structure of a honey nest?

1. What is the architectural structure of a honey nest?

The architecture of bees is even more incredible. If you look closely at the beehive, you will find that it is made up of countless small hexagonal columns. The bottom of the house is in the shape of a hexagonal cone, which includes 6 triangles. Every 2 adjacent triangles can form a rhombus, and a house bottom is composed of 3 equal rhombuses. In the early 18th century, French scholar Malarqi made careful measurements and found that the angles of the 3 rhombus sections at the bottom of each house were equal, with the acute angle of the rhombus being 70°32′ and the obtuse angle being 108°28′. After calculation, it was found that the honeycomb structure composed of such rhombuses has the largest capacity and requires the least building materials.

2. The internal structure of the honeycomb

The cross section is a regular hexagon, actually a regular hexagonal cylinder.

3. Question: What is the structure of a beehive?

The spaces in a beehive are all regular hexagonal.

4. The structure of the honeycomb

Layer upon layer, hexagonal