diff --git a/web-world/examples/boid/boid.rkt b/web-world/examples/boid/boid.rkt
index 8d9c885..9905ed5 100644
--- a/web-world/examples/boid/boid.rkt
+++ b/web-world/examples/boid/boid.rkt
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 
 
 (define (new-population)
-  (build-list 25 (lambda (i) (make-random-boid))))
+  (build-list 5 (lambda (i) (make-random-boid))))
 
 
 ;; visualize: -> void