#patterns in nature

[kristo-flowers]

Rhododendron

[phytophiliac]

Microgramma squamulosa closeup at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses.

[elizabethdavvn]

another study

[entomologize]

Fun fact: the stingless bees Tetragonula carbonaria can make beautiful spiral structures in their hives to house their young!

Source: Tim Heard, for a paper on how this mimics crystal growth

[euphorictruths]

Michelle Machara

[withdreamsofhereafter]

Dichotomous branching in Sticherus Truncatus, a scrambling fern | Photos taken in the AyerItamDam catchment area, Penang

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Amber ~

[beetlebloom]