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Geometric representation of the comb

honey bee comb

Geometric representation of the honey bee comb. Real comb is less regular and the angles are rounded to some degree.
Thickness of the walls is 0.217±0.046 (mean±SD) mm Acoustic Analysis of Honeybee Hive,
, Hyderabad, p.55, (2014)
[1]. At the opening the walls are thicker 0.486±0.087 (mean±SD) mm Acoustic Analysis of Honeybee Hive,
, Hyderabad, p.55, (2014)
[1].
See also The cell bases of honeybee combs,
Apidologie
, Volume 38, Number 3, p.268–271, (2007)
[2]