The cross-section is a perfect six sided polygon - the hexagon. MARCUS DU SAUTOY:'With a myriad of natural shapes to choose ... DU SAUTOY:'So when we see that pattern at the heart of the bee ...

Can you see both shapes have 6 sides, so both shapes are hexagons. What is different about the two shapes? All the sides on the first shape are the same length. However, the second shape has sides ...