10 000 Well Plate — a living artwork by Nature the Artist

Claim it. Grow it. Steal it.

11,520 wells. Four living fungi. You get 46. Anyone can steal them — and you can steal them back. The final image only appears when the fungi grow, and every player is credited as co-author.

Claim your wells

Pick up to 46 wells on the plate and a fungus for each one.

Name your team

Every player joins a team. More friends, more wells, more territory.

Steal and defend

Any well can be stolen until inoculation day. Watch the leaderboard.

Pick your wells and cultures (up to 46) *

Colony wars · round 0111,520 wells still free

Pick a fungus, then click or tap a well. Pinch or + to zoom. Taken wells can be stolen.0 / 46 wells

Leaderboardlive

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Live feedwho took what

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46/46 — congratulations, you’re a complete human.

That’s every chromosome you get. To grow any bigger, your team will have to reproduce: send this link to someone and make them part of your team.

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