A beekeeper forgot to put the frames in which the bees collect honey, and the bees built their own architecture from the honeycomb, which takes into account natural ventilation, so that the air can flow freely and maintain a stable temperature.
by 21MayDay21
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How long did he forget?
It’s beautiful- how long does that take?
Literally, nature finds a way.
how does this provide better ventilation than parallel layers?
Almost like they’ve been doing this for a hot minute or something.
Busy little creatures, huh
They weren’t buzzing around with this one ☝️
Looks like balls tbh, which are also designed for temperature regulation
Very smart creature 🤔 impressive
I’m sure these bees really took the air flow into account. I remember hearing about a big meeting they had to specifically discuss air flow.
Why does this weirdly remind me of nasal turbinates
AI (Apiary Intelligence)
The caption is incorrect. The bee keeper put a patterned divider in and the bees followed it.
https://www.iflscience.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-heartshaped-honeycomb-image-is-not-what-it-seems-56422
Like a Tesla valve
It’s almost like they have been doing this since before humans got involved.