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Little Creatures Who Run the World
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Program Overview
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As a species, human beings seem to have been extremely successful in evolving
and adapting to their environment. In this episode of NOVA, Dr. Edward Wilson,
a sociobiologist, suggests that another group of animals - ants - may actually
be the most successful Earth creature. Ants outnumber humans at a rate of a
million to one. They can be found almost everywhere on the planet, and have
existed in some form back almost to the time of the earliest living things. Dr.
Wilson argues that the instinctive behavior of ants, particularly their
tendency to live in large colonies, have made it possible for ants to survive
in most conditions. The program compares ant behavior with human social
structures, and makes the case that human societies may not be as well
organized as ant colonies.
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