Hyphae evolved. Now there is actual food spread irregularly all over its planar universe. This Hyphae will thrive where food is more abundant and decline where it is more scarce.

Hyphae are the cell filaments that create the mycelium, the vegetative part of a fungus. They grow and subdivide in all directions in search of nutrients needed for its development.

At first sight you see only white noise. But under the right circumstances, more is revealed.