Thread for your unusual catalyses

[squareroot12621]

Here is an example of a hexagonal key variant doing something that a typical hexagonal key cannot do.

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x = 12, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$o2bobobo$4obo
b3o$4b2o4bo$3o3b2obo$o2b2o2bob2o$3bo3bo2bo$4bo3b2o$3b2o!

The stator probably can be reduced.

yes, here's my reduction (no program):

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$o2bobobo$4obo
b3o$4b2o4bo$3o3b2obo$o2b2o2bob2o$3bob2o!

And here's another reduction:

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$3bobobo$b3obo
b3o$o3b2o4bo$b2o3b2obo$3b2o2bob2o$3bob2o!

[EvinZL]

Edit: Here is an unusually long beehive with tail catalysis:

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x = 13, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
11bo$6bo4bo$6bobobobo$6bo3bo$3b2o$2bo2bo$bob2o$bo$2o!

p4

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x = 25, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$22bobo$19b2obobo$8b4o7bobobo$6bo5b3o6bo$6bo5b2ob2o3bo2bo$6bobo2b
obobo4bo$3b2o4bob2obo5bo3bo$2bo2bo10bo3bo3bo$bob2o15bo$bo11b2o5bo2bo$
2o11b2o6bo$19bobobo$19b2obobo$22bobo$22b2o!

[synperiplanar]

yes, here's my reduction (no program):

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$o2bobobo$4obo
b3o$4b2o4bo$3o3b2obo$o2b2o2bob2o$3bob2o!

And here's another reduction:

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$3bobobo$b3obo
b3o$o3b2o4bo$b2o3b2obo$3b2o2bob2o$3bob2o!

equivalent population, larger bounding box:

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x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$3bobobo2bo$b3o
bob4o$o3b2o$b2o4b2o$2bob3obo$2bobo$3bo!

[MathAndCode]

And here's another reduction:

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$3bobobo$b3obo
b3o$o3b2o4bo$b2o3b2obo$3b2o2bob2o$3bob2o!

equivalent population, larger bounding box:

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x = 12, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$3bobobo2bo$b3o
bob4o$o3b2o$b2o4b2o$2bob3obo$2bobo$3bo!

Here is a population reduction.

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
3bo$2bo$b2o$bo2b2o4b2o$b2o2bo5bo$2b3o3bo$3bo4bo$8bo$4bo$3bobobo$b3obo
b3o$o3bobo3bo$b3o2bo2b2o$3bobo$4bo!

[MathAndCode]

Here is an unusual ship catalysis:

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x = 13, y = 11, rule = B3/S23
2o5bo$obo4bo$b2o3bo3bo$5bo4bo$5bo2b2o$5bo3bo$6b3o3bo$11bo$10bo$11bo$12bo!

Edit: It turns out that the beginning can be modified to give the ship an even more unusual recovery.

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x = 13, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o5bo$obo4bo$b2o3bo3bo$5bo4bo$5bo2b2o$5bo3bo$6b3o3bo$11bo$10bo$11bo!

Another edit: I found two more unusual catalyses, one of which uses a beehive as the catalyst.

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x = 11, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
3bo$o2b4o$bobo2bo$2b2ob2o$3b2o$8b2o$7bo2bo$8b2o!

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x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
3o2$2bo8bo$b2o9b3o$12bo$10bo4bo$8b4obo$6bob2o4b2o$6b2ob2o$6bob2o4b2o$
8b4obo$3b2o4bo3bo$o3bo4bo$4o5bo2b2o2$2o$2o!

[hotcrystal0]

WARNING: SPOILER FOR Catalyses(Game)

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 x = 12, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$9bobo$9bo$8b2o$7bo$3b2o2b3o$3b2o5bo$9b2o5$obo2bo$b2o2bobo$bo3b2o
2$8o$8o$8o!

[MathAndCode]

Here is an unusual fishhook catalysis:

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o$5bo$5bo$5bo$6b2o$10bo$8b2o!

[hotcrystal0]

The drifter can perform an eater 3 catalysis while recovering

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x = 15, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
C10.2A$C.C8.A.A$3C10.A$2.C10.2A2$10.2A$5.2A.A2.A$4.A.A.3A$4.A.A$2.3A.
5A$.A3.A4.A$.2A2.A.A$6.2A!

This was featured in an oscillator today:

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x = 37, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o8b2o6bo$6bo7b2o4b3o$5b2o12bo$19b2o3bo4b2o$12bo10bobo3bobob2o$b
2o10bo10bo6bobo$bobo9b2o15b2obo$3bo8b2o19bob2o$3b3o6bo17b4o2bo$b2o3bo
23bo3b2o$o2b4o17bo6b3o$2obo19b2o8bo$3bob2o15b2o9bobo$3bobo6bo10bo10b2o
$2b2obobo3bobo10bo$6b2o4bo3b2o$17bo12b2o$14b3o4b2o7bo$14bo6b2o8b3o$33b
o!

[MathAndCode]

The block performs an unusual catalysis just after forming.

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x = 10, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
6bo$7b2o$6b2o3$2bo$3bo$b3o3b2o$8b2o$7bo12$bo$b2o$obo!

[carsoncheng]

A bunch of transparent/semi-transparent/unusual things

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x = 26, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
17.3A$22.A$21.A.A$20.2A.2A$21.A2.A$22.2A4$17.2C$17.2C4$23.2A$22.A2.A$
.2A20.2A$A.A$2.A13.3A!

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x = 10, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
2A$.2A$.A6$2.C$.C.C$.C2.C$2.2C2$6.2A$6.A$7.3A$9.A!

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x = 15, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
5.2C$2A2.C2.C$2A3.2C3$6.3A$5.A3.A$9.A$5.2A.2A$7.A3.2A$11.A.A$13.A$13.
2A!

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x = 13, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
11.2C$.2A7.C.C$A2.A6.2C$.A.A$2.2A!

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x = 24, y = 18, rule = LifeHistory
22.2A$22.A$20.A.A$20.2A6$15.2C$14.C2.C$15.C.C$16.C2$A$A.A$3A$2.A!

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x = 18, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
12.2A$11.A.A$5.2C3.2A.A$5.2C4.6A$12.A4.A$14.A2.A$15.2A3$2.2A$3.A11.2A
$3A12.2A$A!

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x = 6, y = 11, rule = LifeHistory
.2C$C2.C$C2.C$.2C4$2.A$2.3A$5.A$3.3A!

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x = 8, y = 7, rule = LifeHistory
3A$A2.2A$2A2.A$2.3A$7.C$7.C$7.C!

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x = 9, y = 5, rule = LifeHistory
7.2A$6.A.A$5.2A$6.2A$3C4.A!

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x = 6, y = 13, rule = LifeHistory
3.2A$.2A2.A$A4.A$A3.A$.3A6$4.C$4.C$4.C!

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x = 26, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
14.3A.2A3.A.A$2.C12.2A.5A$C2.C10.A.A.A2.A2.A$C2.C10.A4.A3.A$.C12.5A2.
A.A.A$14.A.2A.2A.A.A$14.A2.A4.2A.A$14.A2.3A.5A$15.A6.2A.A$14.A2.A2.4A
.A$14.4A.A.3A.A$17.3A3.2A!

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x = 15, y = 7, rule = LifeHistory
8.C$8.C$3.2A3.C$2.A2.A5.2A$.A2.A6.A.A$A2.2A8.A$.2A10.2A!

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x = 15, y = 8, rule = LifeHistory
12.A$12.A.A$12.2A2$.2C.2C$C.C.C.C.2A$C.C.C.C.2A$.C3.C!

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x = 19, y = 12, rule = LifeHistory
2.A.2A2.2A.A$3.A.2A.2A$3A2.4A.A$2.2A.A3.A.A4.2C$5.3A.2A4.C2.C$.A.A.A3.
3A3.C.2C$3.2A2.A.2A3.2C$2A.A2.A.A.A6.2C$2A2.2A.A2.2A2.2C.C$8A6.C2.C$A
5.4A5.2C$3.2A.4A!

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x = 14, y = 9, rule = LifeHistory
10.A$9.2A$8.A$9.2A.2A$3.2C8.A$.3C.C5.A$C4.C6.2A$C.3C$.2C!

[hotcrystal0]

Weird double catalysis:

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 x = 14, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
2o$o8b2o$b3o6bo$4bo5bob2o$b2o2bob2obo2bo$o2b2o2b2ob2o$2o!

[carsoncheng]

More unusual catalyses:

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x = 24, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
12bob5obob2o$13bob3o4bo$12b4ob2obobo$15bob4o2bo$12bo2bo2bob4o$12bo2b2o
bo2b2o$13bobo2b4obo$14b4ob5o$13bob2o2bo3bo$12b2o3b3obo$8b2o2b3obobobo
b2o$2b2ob2o2bo3bo2b6o$2b2obob2o$5bo$5bob2o$2b2obobobo$o2bobobo$2o3b3o
$4bo3bo2bo$4b4o3bo2b2o$7bobo5bo$4b2obob6o$4bobobo$8bo2b2o$8bobobo$9bo!

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x = 42, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
.2C24.2C$2.C25.C$C22.2C.C$2C22.C.2C$D23.C$.D20.C.C$D21.2C2$4.3A2.4A.A
15.3A2.4A.A$5.2A.3A2.3A15.2A.3A2.3A$8.A4.2A19.A4.2A$4.2A2.2A3.2A15.2A
2.2A3.2A$7.A3.3A.A17.A3.3A.A$5.A.A3.4A16.A.A3.4A$4.3A3.2A.A.A14.3A3.2A
.A.A$4.2A3.A.2A.2A14.2A3.A.2A.2A$4.A.A2.A2.2A16.A.A2.A2.2A$4.A2.2A.A2.
A.A14.A2.2A.A2.A.A$4.4A.A.4A15.4A.A.4A$5.A3.7A15.A3.7A!

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x = 25, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
20b2o$20b4o$23b2o$21bob2o$2bo4bob3o9b2o$ob3o4b2o$5obo2bobo7b2o$bob3ob
4o6b2obo$bobob4obo6b2o$o4b3o2bo7b4o$ob2obo2b3o9b2o$3bob2ob4o$2b2obobo
$6obob3o$o3bob2o3bo$o2b2obob4o!

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x = 13, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$9b4o$12bo$10bo$10b3o$12bo$12bo$10b3o$10bo$12bo$9b4o$9b2o5$2b4obo
b3o$ob3obob4o$2ob3o3b3o$4b4o$ob2o5bo$3b2ob3o2bo$o2bo2b2ob3o$ob2o2b2ob
o$o2bob2o2b3o$obobo2b3obo$2bobobo2b3o$ob3ob6o!

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x = 21, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
9bobobo2bo2b2o$9b2ob2obob3o$12bob2obo$12bob2obo2bo$9b2obob3ob3o$11b4o
5bo$12bobo2b4o$10bob2o2bo2b2o$9b3o5b3o$9bobo2b3obobo$9b2obo4b3o$9b2ob
5obobo6$7bo$2o3bo3bo$o2bobo3bo$2b2obo3bo2b2o$3bo2b2o5bo$3bo4b5o$4b3o$
2bobo2b4o$2b2o3bo2bo!

[carsoncheng]

More unusual catalyses:

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x = 13, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
2C.2A.2A4.A$2C.2A.2A2.2A$11.2A!

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x = 27, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
21.2A$21.A$19.A.A$15.A3.2A$.A.A11.A$A2.2A10.A$A2.A20.2A$11.3A3.3A3.A.
A$23.A$21.3A$8.2C10.A3.2A$7.C.C10.4A2.A$8.C14.A.2A$20.2A.A$21.A.A$19.
A.A.2A$19.2A!

This one is one of the best I've ever seen -- transparent beehive plus semi-transparent boat, and the pi-heptominoes restore themselves shifted as the icing on the cake:

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x = 27, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
2A$.A$.A.A21.2C$2.2A20.C.C$6.2C17.C$5.C2.C$6.2C6.3A$14.A.A$14.A.A2$14.
A.A$14.A.A$6.2C6.3A$5.C2.C$6.2C17.C$2.2A20.C.C$.A.A21.2C$.A$2A!

[otismo]

More unusual catalyses:

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x = 13, y = 3, rule = LifeHistory
2C.2A.2A4.A$2C.2A.2A2.2A$11.2A!

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x = 27, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
21.2A$21.A$19.A.A$15.A3.2A$.A.A11.A$A2.2A10.A$A2.A20.2A$11.3A3.3A3.A.
A$23.A$21.3A$8.2C10.A3.2A$7.C.C10.4A2.A$8.C14.A.2A$20.2A.A$21.A.A$19.
A.A.2A$19.2A!

This one is one of the best I've ever seen -- transparent beehive plus semi-transparent boat, and the pi-heptominoes restore themselves shifted as the icing on the cake:

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x = 27, y = 19, rule = LifeHistory
2A$.A$.A.A21.2C$2.2A20.C.C$6.2C17.C$5.C2.C$6.2C6.3A$14.A.A$14.A.A2$14.
A.A$14.A.A$6.2C6.3A$5.C2.C$6.2C17.C$2.2A20.C.C$.A.A21.2C$.A$2A!

Now THIS is some really useful stuff -

Thanks to all for posting !

[hotcrystal0]

This feels out of place compared with other block+fishhook unusual catalyses.

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x = 11, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
2bo$b6o$bo2b2o$o4bo$bo3bo$bo3bo$bo4bo$10bo$10bo$10bo2$3b2o$3b2o2b2o$7b
obo$9bo$9b2o!

By the way, should this thread stay in The Sandbox or should it be moved to Patterns?

[HerscheltheHerschel]

Unusual (transparent) block catalysis:

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x = 9, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
bo5bo$2bo5bo$3o3b3o5$b2o4b2o$b2o4b2o!

[Anivec]

Almost transparent boat-with-tail catalyst found by ljkiernan

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x = 21, y = 20, rule = LifeHistory
2.E$2.3E$5.E$4.E.E$5.2E8.2A$14.A2.A$14.A.A2.A$13.2A.A.2A$.C11.A3.A$.
2C11.2A.A$2C13.A.A.2A$12.3A2.A.A$13.A3.A2.A$11.A3.A.3A$11.4A.A$2A6.A
5.A2.A$2A6.4A4.2A$11.A$10.A$10.2A!

[hotcrystal0]

This, based off of the ship catalysis on Tutorials/Catalyses:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
3b2o2$3o2$bo$o$2o8b2o$2b3o5bo$8bobo$8b2o$4b2o$4bobo$5b2o!

[MathAndCode]

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
4o$bo2bo$bo2bo$b3o$bo2bo2b2o$bo2bo2b2o$bo2bo$5bo!

just making sure that people viewing this thread can appreciate this unusual block catalysis that hotcrystal0 found

[Anivec]

Here’s a half transparent eater that I got from a quick Barrister search:

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x = 18, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
16b2o$17bo$o13b3o$obo11bo$3o$2bo!

[C_R_116]

Here’s a half transparent eater that I got from a quick Barrister search:

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x = 18, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
16b2o$17bo$o13b3o$obo11bo$3o$2bo!

This not-yet-transparent beehive could make some kind of edgy H-to-X conduit:

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x = 25, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
4$7bo$6bobo$6bobo$7bo5$21b2o$22bo$5bo13b3o$5bobo11bo$5b3o$7bo!

[MathAndCode]

The block survives with help from friends. (It's fun to type iambicly.)

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x = 15, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
13b2o$7b2o5bo$7bobob3o$9bobo$9b2o2$2o2b2o$2b4o$4b2o2b2o$4b2o2b2o$3bo$4bo$7b2o$7b2o!

[d/dx]

My first ever salvo-thing (?). 25G-to-G

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x = 203, y = 207, rule = B3/S23
2$198b2o$198b2o5$195b3o$197bo$196bo4$189b3o$191bo$190bo14$173b3o$175bo
$174bo5$166b3o$168bo$167bo$163bo$163b2o$162bobo12$149b3o$151bo$150bo5$
142b3o$144bo$143bo9$131b2o$132b2o$131bo10$118b3o$120bo$119bo7$109bo$
109b2o$108bobo2$105bo$105b2o$104bobo28$74b3o$76bo$75bo13$59b3o$61bo$
60bo6$51bo$51b2o$50bobo2$47b2o$46bobo$48bo6$39b3o$41bo$40bo$36bo$36b2o
$35bobo20$14b3o$16bo$15bo$11b2o$10bobo$12bo7$2b3o$4bo$3bo!

I think I can append some gliders to this to clean up the mess

[MathAndCode]

My first ever salvo-thing (?). 25G-to-G

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x = 203, y = 207, rule = B3/S23
2$198b2o$198b2o5$195b3o$197bo$196bo4$189b3o$191bo$190bo14$173b3o$175bo
$174bo5$166b3o$168bo$167bo$163bo$163b2o$162bobo12$149b3o$151bo$150bo5$
142b3o$144bo$143bo9$131b2o$132b2o$131bo10$118b3o$120bo$119bo7$109bo$
109b2o$108bobo2$105bo$105b2o$104bobo28$74b3o$76bo$75bo13$59b3o$61bo$
60bo6$51bo$51b2o$50bobo2$47b2o$46bobo$48bo6$39b3o$41bo$40bo$36bo$36b2o
$35bobo20$14b3o$16bo$15bo$11b2o$10bobo$12bo7$2b3o$4bo$3bo!

I think I can append some gliders to this to clean up the mess

Were you referring to this, or am I missing/failing to notice something?

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x = 170, y = 178, rule = B3/S23
168b2o$168b2o5$165b3o$167bo$166bo4$159b3o$161bo$160bo14$143b3o$145bo$
144bo5$136b3o$138bo$137bo$133bo$133b2o$132bobo12$119b3o$121bo$120bo5$
112b3o$114bo$113bo9$101b2o$102b2o$101bo10$88b3o$90bo$89bo7$79bo$79b2o
$78bobo2$75bo$75b2o$74bobo28$44b3o$46bo$45bo13$29b3o$31bo$30bo6$21bo$
21b2o$20bobo2$17b2o$16bobo$18bo6$9b3o$b2o8bo$obo7bo$2bo3bo$6b2o$5bobo
10$8b2o$7bobo$9bo!

[Anivec]

This beehive reaction came out of Catforce but isn't transparent or the typical beehive->block->beehive reaction.

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x = 8, y = 13, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$b2o3$5bo$3bo2bo$3bo3bo$3b3obo$bobo$bo$bo3bo$2b2obo!