Worm

Worm
#N Worm #O ? #C An 11-bit induction coil. #C http://conwaylife.com/wiki/Worm x = 6, y = 4, rule = B3/S23 b2o$obo$o4bo$b5o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]] #C [[ ZOOM 32 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
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Pattern type	Induction coil
Number of cells	11
Bounding box	6 × 4
Static symmetry	C1
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules Outer-totalistic rules B3/S23 – B38/S23 # of rules 21 = 2 Isotropic rules B3/S23 – B38/S23
Pattern files Plaintext worm.cells RLE worm.rle

Worm is an induction coil. If isolated, after 174 generations, it stabilizes into a beehive, a ship, three blocks and two escaping gliders. Generation 46 of its evolution contains a Herschel. It turns into a B-heptomino and a beehive.

5bo$2bob2o$2b2obo$2o$bob2o$bobo$2o2bo$3b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 4 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

An example of how a worm can form from smaller objects (click above to open LifeViewer)

See also

• Cis-mirrored worm
• Tapeworm