"The consciousness of the beehive, not of the single bee, is immensely 
lofty. The wisdom of this consciousness will only be attained by man in 
the Venus existence. Then he will have the consciousness which is 
necessary in order to build with a substance which he creates out of his 
own being."

Hopefully when humans reach this stage the girls will realize males have 
more to offer than just fertilization. I'd be willing to contribute ear 
wax, navel lint and even some nose hairs if it kept me from being kicked 
out of the colony. I just hope we evolve with a queen more along the lines 
of Nicole Kiddman rather than say, Margaret Thatcher or Margaret Atwood 
( "news from Venus, drones refuse to leave congregation area.")
 

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