Spiral in nature patterns

Was passing The Cumberland Basin the other week and noticed that someone let all the water out. While i was there they started filling it again from the Floating harbour by letting water through the lock system. This was the resulting maelstrom as thousands of gallons of water flooded through the Victorian system to refil the basin. Liked the ripples in teh water spiraling inwards, but there is an odd darkening, as if an over-working with a burn tool on the bottom and right which i don't…

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"The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals." Madame de Stael

Spiraling petals adorn a fragrant lavender 'Neptune' rose on a shrub sold at the Huntington Botanic Gardens spring plant sale. EXPLORE May 1, 2009 #211 --thanks for your comments and faves, everybody -- this is my highest ranked picture in Explore so far!

Welcome to my colourful world! I create fractal art, mandalas and sacred geometry art that I then have printed on everyday functional items.

As a new high school teacher a couple of decades ago, my 15 year old students asked me (with all the dramatic tones of that age group) : “Why do we have to do maths?” My brain raced …

Panther chameleon's tail.

The patterns in a pineapple reflects the spiral growth habit of its stem. The pattern is also called a Fibonacci Sequence. This however was made only due to random events and not because of evolution.

The next time you're sweeping cobwebs out of the corners, take a moment to appreciate the elaborate designs of these sticky bug-traps.