SPIRALS IN NATURE
An ingenious thing that has ever engaged the attention of scientists and artists is the spiral, which is found in Nature in endless variety. The examples illustrated here extend from the shapes of various germs to a waterspout. Wo notice that in each case these spirals have a special purpose, whether it be the tendrils of the climbing plant which coil around the nearest point of support for the plant, or the threads on a shark’s egg, which twine round any nearby object to prevent the egg from being carried away by the current. You should try yourselves to observe how many examples of the spiral one meets with in everyday life, right from the springs in your watch to the mincing machine in the kitchen or a corkscrew, for instance. (1) A water spout. (2) A pineapple. (A) The elephant’s trunk. (4) Ihe ram's horns, (51 The tail feathers of a bird ol paradise. (0) A shark’s egg. (7) A snail shell. (SI Clematis. (9) A hntterlly’s tongue. 10) bonus of various germs.
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Evening Star, Issue 23355, 26 August 1939, Page 8
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177SPIRALS IN NATURE Evening Star, Issue 23355, 26 August 1939, Page 8
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