Hello everyone, Can anyone provide information regarding a book that was published a couple of years ago out of Cornell University that made the argument that the hive can be seen as an autonomous being - a "superorganism". The idea being that a hive expresses all the same characteristics as a normal organism might. I saw one of the authors give a talk a few years back on the subject and have yet to see or hear of the book. Has anyone got any information they could share? Cheers John Volpe ----------------------------------------------------------- John Volpe Marine and Aquatic Sciences Section Centre for Environmental Health University of Victoria [log in to unmask]