It turns out that hyperbolic structures are very common in nature, and the place where lots of people encounter them is coral reefs. Sea slugs, and a lot of other organisms with frilly forms, are biological manifestations of hyperbolic geometry, which is also found in the structure of lettuce leaves and kales, and some species of cactus.
![It turns out that hyperbolic structures are very common in nature, and the place where lots of people encounter them is coral reefs. Sea slugs, and a lot of other organisms with frilly forms, are biological](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/margaret-wertheim/it-turns-out-that-hyperbolic-structures-are-very-common-in-nature-and-the-place-where-lots-of-people-encounter-them.jpg)