A bee thinks about various shapes for a honeycomb. the single circular tube: be shape. strong. efficient. multiple circular tubes stacked with gaps: Gaps!!! (<in red) no!!! inefficient!!! multiple circular tubes stacked staggered to minimize gaps: efficient. good. yes. Proper hexagon honeycomb: connected. straight lines. *optimized.*
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