Langton's Ant Variants
Multi-color rules and emergent highway patterns
Ant Configuration
Rule string:
LR — Classic (highway ~10000 steps)
LL — Chaos, no highway
RR — Symmetric growth
LLRR — Spiral patterns
LRRL — Filled squares
LLRRLL — Complex spirals
LRRRRRLLR — Fast highway
RLLR — Diamond trails
Steps per frame:
500
Cell size:
2
px
Run / Pause
Reset
Steps:
0
Rule:
LR
Colors:
2
Highway:
—
L = turn left, R = turn right
Cell cycles through n colors
n = rule string length
"Highway" = repetitive diagonal
pattern, emerges despite chaotic
early behavior (~10k-15k steps).
Yellow dot = ant position