Eli5 why do bees create hexagonal honeycombs?

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Why not square, triangle or circle?

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They create circular cells out of wax to store honey. The circles compress together to form hexagons naturally, because [hexagons are the bestagons](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs6eY)… most efficient use of space.

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