Long day

Hey, I've got a post in my head, but I was at a conference in Santa Fe all day, then videotaping my cousins' piano recital this evening, so I wont be able to do it justice tonight. Instead I'll just give you a picture of a weird critter:



The population I started with this swimbot refuses to evolve. The body gets a bit longer and the swimming motion improves quite a lot, but the basic body plan is apparently an evolutionary dead end.

Actually, the swimbot I detailed before, and this one, are a bit atypical. Most swimbots end up in very similar final forms. More pictures later.