Self Portrait of the Artist as a Serpent, from their Larval Period. A prolific period for them, they mostly worked in various greens during this phase before a lacuna. After this brief dormancy, they truly spread their wings, branching out into bold, splashy colors.

It seems like a pretty good space filling method for a worm. Probably also has something to do with not eating away the leaf your worm body trailing behind you is clutching.

What did you expect, the ~~Gilbert~~Hilbert curve? Wait, is this actually a rough Hilbert curve?

Edit: Gilbert? Why autocorrect? Why? I know no Gilberts. This is the first time I've ever intentionally typed Gilbert.

My guess is the pattern makes it harder for predators to spot the worm

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My progression path through most video games.