Hornet Invasion

Real Asian hornet sightings across Europe, year by year, used to seed a cellular automaton that spreads between the observed snapshots. The invasion front you see is calibrated against actual occurrence records.

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Chapter 7 (Cellular Automata). Each year of GBIF records is stamped onto the grid; a probabilistic neighbor rule fills the gaps between years, turning static sightings into a spreading front.

Data: GBIF occurrence API, Vespa velutina 2013-2025, Europe bbox (public, no key). Multi-year, so this page uses a saved snapshot.