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Nature Notebook

What do fern fiddleheads, coiled millipedes, coiled garden hoses have in common with pinecones and sunflowers? They are all spirals. The first three are called Archimedes spirals. The spiral increases at a constant rate from its start. Picture that coiled garden hose.

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