The uncanny sense of purpose and direction of the ants is not apparent in the individual, nor does the group have any discernible hierarchy.
Evidently ants have a collective intelligence which acts in much the same way as cells in the human brain.
That is to say the whole is greater than its individual parts.
Indeed ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment.
They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly.
They do everything but watch television...
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