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- 1L-systems shown generating weevils, pizza and family trees▼L-systems generate weevils, pizza toppings, and matriarchal lineages
A new blog post demonstrates how L-systems, the simple rewriting rules invented to model plant growth, can be pushed far beyond botany. The author shows examples using them to generate weevil shapes, pizza topping patterns, and matriarchal family lineages, illustrating how surprisingly general the formalism is. Readers are discussing the unexpected breadth of applications of a mathematical idea usually confined to fractals and procedural plants.
- 2Macro photographers share weevil photos for Weevil Wednesday●It's #weevilwednesday ! Unknown weevil on a clover leaf #bugreport #insects #insect #nature #naturephotography #macro #m
Nature photographers are posting close-up shots of weevils to mark Weevil Wednesday, a recurring online tradition celebrating the beetles. One new entry shows an unidentified weevil resting on a clover leaf, photographed in macro detail. Participants share images under the hashtag each week, swapping identifications and admiring the insects' distinctive snouts.
- 3Flour in Gaza hits 100 shekels as food crisis deepens●A few days ago, the price of flour in Gaza rose to 100 shekels, which is equivalent to $35. Unfortunately, we didn’t try
The price of flour in Gaza has surged to 100 shekels, about $35, as food shortages worsen for displaced families. One resident described running out of flour two days ago after stored supplies became infested with worms and weevils in the summer heat inside tents, and said the family could no longer afford to restock.