Tessellations Are All Around Us

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In The News   

• July 1, 2010 - Cheese slices on Sandwiches! Subway Sandwich Shops promise to tessellate the cheese. (If the main link is broken, try one of these: 1, 2, 3, 4.)

In Nature: Animal Tessellations

• June 21, 2010 - The Honeycombs of Bees   


• June 21, 2010 - The Skin That Snakes Are In   


• June 21, 2010 - Tortoise and Turtle Shells   


• June 21, 2010 - Fish Scales   

In Nature: Geology and Gems

• June 21, 2010 - The Giants' Causeway in Ireland   


• June 21, 2010 - The Bimini Road (Closeup Photo)

In Nature: Plants

• June 21, 2010 - Microbiology: Plant Cells (1, 2), especially wood   


• June 21, 2010 - Fruit (Raspberries, Oranges, Grapefruit, Pineapple skin, Durian Rind, Limes and so on)   

In and Around Our Homes

• June 21, 2010 - Floor Tiles   


• June 21, 2010 - Brickwork   


• July 29, 2010 - Soccer balls and Baseballs   


• July 29, 2010 - Sidewalks   


• July 29, 2010 - Fishing Nets   


• August 15, 2010 - Sneaker Treads and Shoe Soles   

How about you? Have you seen a tessellation in the world around you? Send us a photo or a link, and if it's really and truly a tessellation to talk about, we'll post it on this page with your name next to it. Contact us. :)