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Because regular hexagonal shapes are able to tessellate leaving no gaps or overlaps.
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What shape has 7 faces 12 edges 7 verticies?
A hexagonal pyramid.A hexagonal pyramid.A hexagonal pyramid.A hexagonal pyramid.
Why the shape of weights are hexagonal?
why not??
What 3 dimensional shape has 2 hexagonal bases?
A hexagonal prism.
What shape has hexagonal base six triangular faces?
hexagonal pyramid
What is a hexagonal pyramid?
a hexagonal pyramid is a 3-d shape with two hexagonal bases and three triangular faces!
What is the hexagonal part of a honey comb?
the cell
What descriptive mathematical term is used to describe the six sided cells of a honey comb?
Hexagonal
Which part of the hexagonal honey comb does the bee deposit the honey?
The honeybee does not deposit honey. The bee deposits nectar collected from flowers, (regurgatated as liquid spit) into the comb. It sits on the bottom of the comb and the bees flutter their wings to evaporate the water out until it is the consistency of honey as we know it.
Why is a honey bee honey comb a hexagon?
So the bees can store more honey in the nest/hive(I think...). - TSR
What shape is a honey cone?
If there was such a thing as a honey cone, it would be conical in shape. A honeycomb is composed of hexagonal (6-sided) structures.
Does honey comb contain honey?
yep the honey comb is made out of wax the honey is in the honey comb
How do you remove honey from a honey comb?
you get it with a honey comb
Why only hexagonal shapes in honeycomb structures?
Not really sure. It could be that the favourite shape of a honey bee is a hexagon!
Why do bees make a hexagonal shape?
Bees have been designed with an inbuilt ability to build perfect hexagonal shapes which have been shown to be the most efficient use of space. It also makes the comb very strong.
How does bees brush there hair?
An honey comb
When liquid water freezes into ice it's molecules align to form?
Ice exist in a very great variety of crystals (hexagonal crystalline structure).
Why are honey bee hives created with hexagons?
The cells are laid out on the comb in a hexagonal pattern because this is the most economical use of the space, giving the greatest number of cells in a given area, using the least amount of wax. Also it is a strong structure: a comb can hold ten times its own weight of honey.
