The study of cellular solids is greatly influenced by the honeycomb. However, the honeycomb is not a component as whole for bees. Instead, the bee only care the shape and mechanical property of the cells, but in the engineering field, a cell of honeycomb is seldom used. We use them as plate, shell and so on.I think we ignore another porous material called cocoons, the protection to the most fragile period of insects. It is always bearing the load as a whole component.
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