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In response to "yeah, hexes are the (close to) the most efficient way to fill space. minimises wall surface area to volume and leaves no space between cells. -- nm" by mafic

You're talking about the individual cells, right? I'm referring to the vertical 'slabs' that are what are pulled out of the hive. That appears to be

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Jul 5 '23, 18:01

the shape we're seeing through the swarm in the cavity.

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both. the cells are the most efficient way to fill the flat structure. they build individual cells and that naturally flows out into the flat slabs. -- nm - mafic Jul 5, 18:04 1
- Ah. This is what we're seeing. The top image was 15 days ago when the swarm flushed out the remaining fledgling. The bottom is from today. -- (pic) - Meg Jul 5, 18:09 [Attachment]

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