Tired Bumblebees Who Fell Asleep Inside Flowers With Pollen On Their Butts

Everyone knows that we need bees. They are the most important animal in the world. It is estimated that one-thirds of our food relies on pollination from bees. But sometimes, these bumblebees get tired from flying and fall asleep in flowers with pollen all over their little furry bee butts like these 17 below:

So why bees make their honeycomb hexagons, not geometric shapes like octagons, pentagons? When geometric shapes such as circles, octagons and pentagons come together, gaps remain between them. In the square and triangle it is necessary to use more wax to reach the same volume. Hexagon is the most suitable geometric shape that makes the most use of the area. In hexagonal combs, both the most honey is stored and the least wax is used for making. As a result, the bee uses the most perfect shape possible. In addition, bees make honeycombs at an angle of 13 degrees in order to prevent the flow of honey.