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A honeycomb

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A bee's cell has to do two things at once: leave no gap against its neighbours, and cost as little wax as possible. Put those two demands together and exactly one shape survives. The bee didn't choose it — there was nothing to choose.

honeycomb — no gaps, shared wallswax is expensive: ~8 units of honey per unit of wax

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