they lack ability for the hives themselves to cooperate.

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they lack ability for the hives themselves to cooperate.

Nick Hoffman — 7/29/2009 7:50:54 AM (archived)

Look at what's happening with the ant invasions of Argentine "super ants" that are causing problems across the world these days. There are some genetically-identical supercolonies of ants that are at least not opposing each other, and may even co-operate from hive to hive.

Ant mega-colony takes over world

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The Non-Prevalance of Humanoid Equivalents - phil - 7/28/2009 1:00:40 AM
- re: The Non-Prevalance of Humanoid Equivalents - Sawyer - 7/28/2009 2:49:56 PM
  - Live and learn die and forget it all. - Mr Fibuli - 7/31/2009 5:08:35 AM
    - re: Live and learn die and forget it all. - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 11:40:33 AM
      - re: Live and learn die and forget it all. - Mr Fibuli - 8/1/2009 2:37:50 AM
  - re: culture transmitted symbolically in the oceans - Nick Hoffman - 7/28/2009 11:25:02 PM
    - Main elimination issue for dolphins is lack of ability to make complex tools - Sawyer - 7/29/2009 1:32:30 AM
      - they lack ability for the hives themselves to cooperate. - Nick Hoffman - 7/29/2009 7:50:54 AM
        
        re: they lack ability for the hives themselves to cooperate. - Sawyer - 7/29/2009 3:05:15 PM
- Let's start with the asteroids - TB - 7/28/2009 5:32:25 AM
- re: The Non-Prevalance of Humanoid Equivalents - Marcia - 7/28/2009 2:01:05 AM
  - re: The Non-Prevalance of Humanoid Equivalents - JEKing - 7/28/2009 5:03:42 AM
    - re: The Non-Prevalance of Humanoid Equivalents - Kris Hartung - 7/30/2009 11:28:00 PM
    - re: The Non-Prevalance of Humanoid Equivalents - REB - 7/28/2009 4:18:53 PM
      - You might want to become a fan of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - Socrates II - 7/28/2009 5:46:40 PM
        
        re: You might want to become a fan of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - REB - 7/30/2009 12:46:10 PM
        
        You just better hope... - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 2:53:11 AM
        
        I have read about transcendence being the ultimate outcome of evolution - FrankC - 7/29/2009 10:04:58 PM
        
        We might easily "devolve" back into something similar that is more in tune with Earth's environment - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 2:15:22 PM
        
        A more immediate retrogression - JEKing - 7/31/2009 9:29:33 PM
        
        Now there's a science fiction story - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 9:49:02 PM
        
        re: Now there's a science fiction story - JEKing - 8/1/2009 12:00:43 AM
        
        Speaking of cetaceans - Socrates II - 7/31/2009 7:46:16 PM
        
        Re: "evolving towards" - Nick Hoffman - 7/28/2009 11:21:36 PM
        
        True, until now. - Lee - 7/31/2009 10:32:38 PM
        
        How would you tell? - Adam - 7/30/2009 8:49:29 AM
        
        Go back and read Charlie Lineweaver's paper - nick hoffman - 7/30/2009 11:41:53 AM
        
        That's what he says... - Adam - 7/30/2009 8:08:58 PM
        
        life game - Sawyer - 7/31/2009 12:50:34 AM
        
        Just what I mean... - Adam - 7/31/2009 4:00:22 AM
    - Having just one data point on such an important subject is so frustrating - Socrates II - 7/28/2009 1:40:37 PM
      - ability to fly as an analogy - pwokenyaw - 7/28/2009 6:20:00 PM
        
        4+ You Forgot Pterosaurs - marsby - 7/29/2009 6:49:53 PM
        
        re: 4+ You Forgot Pterosaurs - pwokenyaw - 7/30/2009 11:44:27 PM
        
        4 times you forgot human flight, only 1 rocket power flight though (n/t) - Sawyer - 7/29/2009 3:14:50 PM

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