Tessellations Are All Around Us

Have you seen a tessellation in the world around you? Photograph it, and contact us. We'd love to put it in this gallery.


In Nature: Bugs & Shells
In Nature: Other Animals
In Nature: Geology
In Nature: Plants
honeycomb of bees
Honeycombs of Bees		 tessellation in leopard pattern
Leopard Fur		 giants causeway in ireland
Giants Causeway, Ireland		 wood cells
Plant Cells in Wood
insect wings have a tessellated pattern
Dragonfly Wings		 tessellated snake skin
The Skin Snakes Are In		 bimini road natural tessellation
Bimini Road, Bahamas		 pineapple skin
Pineapples
Living Egg Cowries have a tessellated leopard pattern
Living Egg Cowries		 turtle shell
Turtle Shells		 hexagon shaped interlocking basalt columns in Vik, Iceland
Vik, Iceland		 structures within plant cells can tessellate
Structures in Plant Cells
Mitre Sea Shell
Monophorus Tessellates		 fish scales
Fish Scales		 Natural stone tessellation in Tasmania
Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania		 flower seeds tessellate
Sunflowers



Food
Packaging and Logos
Sports
In The City
pineapple skin
Pineapples		 cool box that tessellates
Boxes & their 3D surfaces		 soccer balls
Soccer Balls		 sidewalks
Hexagon Paving Stones
raspberries have a tessellated pattern of little berries in them
Raspberries		 raspberries have a tessellated pattern of little berries in them
Rattan Weaving		 fishing net
Nets		 sidewalk in a park
A Park in Hiroshima
cheese triangles tessellated
Sandwich Cheese1234		 shoe sole
Sneaker Treads		 floor tiles
Floor Tiles
orange sections tessellate
Orange Sections		     roof window triangles tessellate
Glass Roofs
durian fruit skins tessellate
Durian Rind		     bricks
Brickwork

You can see more tessellations from the world around us at www.MathForum.org/MathImages/index.php/Tessellations#Tessellations_in_Real_life

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. :)