Mathematician of the Week

Born in the city of Pisa, Leonard Pisano was given the nickname “Fibonacci” at an early age, and it stuck – today, almost everyone knows him by that name.  His contributions to math are astounding.  Tired of using complicated Roman numerals, he introduced the Western world to the Arabic numerals we use today.  He developed the place-value system of writing numbers.  And he invented a sequence of numbers that has hundreds of applications in mathematics.  Beginning with one, the Fibonacci sequence adds the previous two numbers to get the next one.  He would be the most talented mathematician of the Middle Ages, with little competition for the title!

Question of the Week:  What common insect reproduces in a perfect pattern of Fibonacci numbers?