Amazing mathematics in nature

   Nature is a great mathematician. There is so much amazing mathematics in nature. And many creatures are also very good at mathematics(sometimes even better than me). So let’s take a look at some of these wonderful facts in nature:

    The sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89… from the third number , the number is the sum of the two numbers right before it. This sequence is called Fibonacci number. The snail shell grows as the sequence exactly. And here is a video that shows how this work out: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/_afmR6hZ72s/

    The one end of the honeycomb is a closed hexagonal Ling conical bottom port, is composed of three identical diamond, diamond obtuse angle is 109°28′ . 6 side wall width is exactly the same, the angle between the wall just 120 degrees. All the honey in the world built their comb according to these rules. Because these rules helps the honey to get the largest space with the minimum material!

      Most cats sleeps like this. They roll up their body like a ball, especially when they are cold. When they do this the surface expose in the air is the minimum, so the heat loses in the air is the least. For the same reason when you feel cold in your bed you cuddle up.

    Coral is very good at counting. Every day goes past coral draw a circle on itself just like the annual ring in the trees. Some paleontologist have found that coral drew more than 400 circles per year a million years ago, which means there were more than 400 days per year and there were only 21.9 hours a day. 

Ants are excellent coworkers. They can distribute their jobs wisely. If you give two piece of food to the ant, one is twice bigger than the other. Several minutes later, you will find the number of the ants around the bigger food is almost the twice as the ants around the smaller one. By the way, it is found that the ant can remember how many steps the left their nest, and they always try to find the nearest way to their food.

Does these facts surprise you ? There are just a little part of the amazing math in nature. I am sure humans will find more about that.

References：http://www.guokr.com/post/65738/