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Re:Traffic Wouldn’t Jam If Drivers Behaved Like Ants by partycoder on Friday June 24, 2016 @02:39AM (#11967213)
Ants are not perfect though.

There's a phenomenon called "ant circle" in which ants form a self-reinforcing circle of pheromone trails, causing their entire colony to collapse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA37cb10WMU

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Re:Traffic Wouldn’t Jam If Drivers Behaved Like Ants by animal531 on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:03AM (#11969064)
Or in cooler terminology, the circle of death. It can also happen with sheep and larger herd animals, although they're at least smart enough to (usually) stop and take a break when they get tired.
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