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==Extension to multiple states== {{Main|Turmite}} A further extension of Langton's ants is to consider multiple states of the Turing machine β as if the ant itself has a color that can change. These ants are called [[turmite]]s, a contraction of "Turing machine [[termite]]s". Common behaviours include the production of highways, chaotic growth and spiral growth.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Pegg, Jr. | first = Ed | title = Turmite | publisher = From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by [[Eric W. Weisstein]] | url=http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Turmite.html | access-date = 15 October 2009 }}.</ref> <gallery caption="Some example turmites:"> File:Turmite-111180121010-12536.svg|Spiral growth. File:Turmite-120121010011-8342.svg|Semi-chaotic growth. File:Turmite-121021110111-27731.svg|Production of a highway after a period of chaotic growth. File:Turmite-121181121020-65932.svg|Chaotic growth with a distinctive texture. File:Turmite-180121020081-223577.svg|Growth with a distinctive texture inside an expanding frame. File:Turmite-181181121010-10211.svg|Constructing a [[Fibonacci spiral]]. File:Turmite creating a growing diamond.png|Constructing a growing diamond </gallery>
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