Tobias Seidl at the University of Zurich says that's because nobody thought fast-moving ants were smart enough to bend and stretch their way under low-hanging obstacles without first slowing down to check them out.

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This web of well-intended federal rules predictably slows down the process of recovery as local officials seek a way to bend the general rules to meet their unique circumstances on the ground.

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