Electronic local history / related display device
In this culture tank, small populations following simple rules repeat growth, death, and mutation.
The organisms shown here are not preserved specimens. Each observation forms a slightly different ecosystem.
You may stir the tank. The museum accepts no responsibility for the result.
Specimen explanation panel
A simple lineage that swims slowly and changes direction little by little. It rarely has a grand strategy, but its steadiness makes it easy to observe. When the tank becomes too crowded, this type often remains as a quiet background population.
When energy builds up, this type attempts replication more often than others. It can fill the tank after nutrient input, but too much success creates crowding and may weaken the whole culture.
This lineage survives by taking a small amount of energy from organisms around it. If it increases too much, the tank becomes unstable. Still, it is also part of the electronic ecosystem.
This type gains energy from debris left by organisms that have disappeared. It often increases after the tank has been disturbed and behaves like a small repair crew for the culture.
It moves slowly and reproduces rarely, but it can remain for a long time. Under low light it often survives especially well, becoming an old lineage that quietly anchors the aquarium.
Cultivation is still in progress.
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