Symmetry pictures
| Tiger | reflective vertical |
| Owl | reflective vertical |
| Frog | reflective vertical |
| Fish | reflective vertical |
| Orchid | reflective vertical |
| Frog | from side |
| Saccorhytus coronarius | reflective vertical |
| Reflections in lake | reflective horizontal |
| Snowflake | reflective - 6 lines |
| Starfish | reflective - 5 lines |
| Octopus | reflective - 8 lines |
| Galaxy | rotational - 2 way |
| Isle of Man triskelion | rotational - 3 way |
| Three hares | rotational - 3 way |
| Feet | translational |
| Greek key | translational |
| Danish brooch | ? |
| Simple spiral | none |
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Tiger
Owl
Frog
Fish
Orchid
Frog from side
Saccorhytus coronarius (540 million years ago)
Same type of symmetry, and may be the first
Landscape has a horizontal line of symmetry.
Snowflake - 6 lines of symmetry
Starfish - 5 lines of symmetry
Octopus - 8 lines of symmetry
Galaxy - 2 way rotational
The coat of arms of the Isle of Man
triskelion with 3-way symmetry
The "three hares" motif (6C in China).
It has 3-way symmetry.
Feet - translational symmetry
Greek key - translational
One unit of a Greek key is rotational.
Danish brooch 950-1000 AD
Can you work out the symmetry?
A simple spiral has no symmetry!
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