Argentine Ant Supercolony: Genetic Diversity as a Phase Transition

Low genetic diversity collapses war-torn territories into one empire. Drag the Founder Count slider to see the phase transition.
Founder count (diversity)
1
Invasive
(1 queen)
Native range
(20 queens)
Simulation speed
10 steps/frame
Active territories:
Diversity τ threshold:
Cooperation within τ: yes
SUPERCOLONY FORMING
Cooperation threshold τ
0.15
Below ~10 founders → territory converges to 1 color (supercolony).
Above ~10 founders → stable patchwork with active battle fronts.