Rock-paper-scissors between Lagrangian microbes in a turbulent ocean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evxhhAHxJPc&feature=youtu.be
Initial configuration with 490,000 regularly spaced Lagrangian microbes in a small patch in the Northern Pacific. Each Lagrangian microbe is assigned a species at random (either rock, paper, or scissors).
A pair of Lagrangian microbes interact if they are within ~1 km of each other by playing rock-paper-scissors. The forward interaction (rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, or paper beats rock) occurs with probability p while the backward interaction (scissors beats rock, paper beats scissors, or rock beats paper) occurs with probability 1-p.
A snapshot of the same set of Lagrangian microbes after 7,670 hours.
