Fruits and Vegetables

The same pattern is observed in the case of fractal-like fruits and vegetables.
The most common examples are pineapple, red cabbage, artichokes, and
Romanian cauliflower (image). In these fruits and vegetables, it is easy to
visualize the spiral patterns along their surface.

Branching Pattern in Trees

When the main trunk of a tree branches out, it gives rise to a side-branch,
which will further go on to divide and produce two more branches. One of
these branches will split and form two new growth points, while the other
branch remains dormant. This occurs at each branching event along the
length of the tree over the course of its lifetime. This gives rise to branches,
whose number follow the Fibonacci progression. This implies that, at each
branching node, the ratio of new branches to old is 1.618.

Shells

The outer calcareous shell in the case of snails, seashells, and other such
examples, also exhibit the Fibonacci spiral. Snail and nautilus shells are
obvious examples, where the spiral is plainly observable. Each chamber of the
nautilus, when compared to its immediate successor, reveals the golden ratio.
The same is true in case of snails. In case of bivalve type clams, which exhibit
grooves on their shells, the ratio of the grooves to the ridges equals the
golden mean. The same phenomenon is also seen in the case of horns of
rams and goats, the shape of certain spider webs, and the inner cochlea of
the ear.

Spiral Galaxies
The Fibonaccian spiral is also observed in case of a spiral galaxy. Our own
galaxy―the Milky Way―is one such celestial entity. Certain other entities
within the galaxy also exhibit the golden ratio. It is found in the ratio of the
diameters of Saturn and its rings. It is also the ratio of the distances of Venus
and the Earth from the Sun. Interestingly, the ratio of the revolutions of these
two planets also yields the golden ratio.

Hurricanes
As in the case of shells and spiral galaxies, the movement of air and wind in
hurricanes also follows the Fibonaccian spiral, revealing the golden ratio. The
spiral nature of a hurricane is largely due to the simultaneous movement of
the air and atmospheric elements between a low pressure area (epicenter of
the hurricane) and the surrounding high pressure area.

Reproduction Dynamics

In honeybee populations, the ratio of females to males is 1.618. Also,

according to bee reproduction, fertilized eggs become female bees, whereas
the unfertilized ones become males. Therefore. The females possess two
parents, while the male only possesses one parent. Hence, if one were to
examine the family tree of individual bees, the number of parents would
progress from the newest to the oldest in a Fibonacci sequence.
DNA

A DNA molecule is 34Å in length and 21Å in width. The ratio is approximately
equal to the golden ratio. The same is true for the ratio of the two grooves of
the helical DNA molecule, i.e., the major (21Å) and the minor (13Å) groove