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Slime molds (by name) do have first-mover advantage, back to 2010 for the Tokyo subway system: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121141051.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121141051.h... ... the slime mold connected itself to scattered food sources in a design that was nearly identical to Tokyo's rail system.