Article: On Societies as Organisms

In this article, the author mainly talks about how although organisms are separate individuals, but when combined, they become one big entire organism. One big example is the ant. If they are wandering individually, they are small creatures. When they are all crowding around one similar area, then you can begin to see “the whole beast”. Termites and bees are also described similarly to the ants. Bees distribute themselves equally to work efficiently for the queen. “The phenomenon of separate animals joining up to form an organism is not unique to insects.” This means that most organisms have worked together to accomplish tasks before, and joining up is considered normal. As for humans, although we are one human being, we are all linked together for information. I agree with this article because each and every one of us are all separate humans and organisms, but at some point, we always work together during our lifetime.