ANT SIMULATION

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Choose a colony to seed

Each preset sets the grid size, starting nests, ants, food caches, and how long a pheromone trail lingers before it fades.

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Nests

Grid rows

Grid columns

Food per nest start

Food caches

Ants per nest start

Pheromone strength

Pheromone decay / stage

Stage0

Nests0

Queens0

Workers0

Food in nests0

Food on ground0

Active pheromone trails0

SPEED 300ms

Nest

Ants present, numbered

Forage (food) remaining

pheromone trail, brighter = stronger

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Tap any cell in the field map to see what's happening there.