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Dance of the Sugar-loving Bacteria details

Will the bacteria learn to hang out near the sugar? The sugar is shown in red, with brighter red indicating higher concentration. Fiddle with the settings below (hint: adaptation matters), let it run for a few minutes, and see what happens!

| | | | | --------------------------- | | ------------------ | | Where the bacteria hang out | | Where the sugar is |

Adaptation:
Adapted tumbling:	%
Adaptation rate:	% change in tumble prob. / frame
Sugar gradient:
Min-max tumbling:	% - %
More options Room size: spaces square Bacteria number: Bacteria speed: turns / second / bacteria Hang-out updating: frames / update Auto-stop after: frames