Sunflower, Bumble bee, and a black ant (Helianthus annuus)

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Photo by Geodialist

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38.7504, -77.0722

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A spotting hat trick: a sunflower; bumble bee (Bombus spp.); and some type of black ant. Nothing says "summer" like a big yellow sunflower! Notice the mathematical pattern of florets in the head of a sunflower. For more information, see the following reference: Mathematical model of floret arrangement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower#Mathematical_model_of_floret_arr…). This one's for you, Heather!

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The Children’s Garden at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School. Related Resource: http://www.fcps.edu/HollinMeadowsES/

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Comments (3)

chixwitsticks

Very pretty!!

SarahWhitt

Looking thru your photos, I think we have the same taste in nature. This is an amazing shot! My hubby & I are also geocachers! Love the thrill of the hunt! I find a lot of "spottings" while caching too!! :)

HeatherMiller

Thanks Walter! I love it. Isn't the geometry cool! The bumblebee and ant are nice too.

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Sunflower, Bumble bee, and a black ant

Helianthus annuus

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38.7504, -77.0722

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