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Articlenpj entomology2026

Honeybee comb geometry emerges from local redistribution of angular space by worker construction activity.

Vincent Gallo, Alice D Bridges, Joseph L Woodgate, Lars Chittka

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Article in npj entomology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vincent GalloDepartment of Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Alice D BridgesDepartment of Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Joseph L WoodgateDepartment of Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Lars ChittkaDepartment of Biological and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Honeybee comb is unique among animal architectures in its strikingly regular hexagonal cells, yet how this geometry emerges remains debated. Do bees construct perfect hexagons from the outset, or does regularity arise through later adjustments? We examined comb-building dynamics by presenting honeybees (

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PMCPMC13638468

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