Image of the Day: Golden Ratio
Like sunflowers and snail shells, the spiraled proboscis of a butterfly conforms to the Golden Ratio.
WIKIMEDIA, CRUX
(See “The Golden Ratio reveals geometric differences in proboscis coiling among butterflies of different feeding habits,” American Entomologist, 2015.)
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