Some Tessellations found in Nature
Tessellations in nature are not mathematically precise, but rather approximate mathematical tessellations. The photographs below were taken by Robert Fathauer. The following list describes what the photograph shows. Can you describe the tessellation in the photograph? You might want to trying drawing a more mathematical version of it.
Cracked dried mud in Hungary
Lava field in Hawaii
Salmon scales
Young pine cone
Lizard near Tucson, Arizona
Rock formation in "White Pocket", Vermillion Cliffs National Monument
Veins in a leaf
Dragonfly in Joshua Tree National Park
Spider web
