At first glance, the hexagonal cells build by honey bees and social wasps may seem similar, but they are significantly different. Honey bees build using wax, whereas wasps use paper. Honey bees build ...

Honeybees and yellow jackets don’t look much like mathematicians — for one thing, they’re smaller. But collectively, the insects can solve a common architectural conundrum using a geometric solution ...

Despite different building materials and evolutionary histories, they converged on a similar design Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, ...

Hexagons are mutually associated with bees and wasps, as both insect species build their nests using this humble six-sided shape. Anyone who stumbles upon a bee or wasp nest in nature will be greeted ...

Waxy and soft, the hexagonal cells of comb are filled with raw honey, creating a singular taste experience. Honeycomb is ...

Roy Brewster and Nettie Brewster pictured outside the Norian house in the 1950s at 36B Sanders Avenue, Westown, New Plymouth (Collection of Puke Ariki and used with permission) NEW PLYMOUTH, New ...

Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to nest-building problems, according to new research. Bees and wasps have converged on the same architectural solutions to ...