The Lifeform So Advanced, It Defies Evolution

Is this the highest level of evolution? To try out Brilliant’s online courses, head to https://brilliant.org/AstrumEarth/ for a 30-day free trial, and 20% off a premium annual subscription. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ ​​Evolution is survival of the fittest... or is it? We're exploring a bizarre life form where thousands of individuals act as one, sacrificing everything for the group. They operate with a single will, a unified consciousness that blurs the line between individuals. This is the superorganism, and we're uncovering how this ultimate collaboration re-writes the laws of nature itself. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 1:37 What Is a Superorganism? 4:42 Survival of the Fittest 8:03 Honeypot Ants 10:27 Ant Fungus Farms 12:00 Giant Termite Queens 13:08 Social Immunity: Honeybees 15:27 Honeybee Hygiene 18:17 Social Distancing 22:39 Super Communication 23:13 Waggle Dance 25:12 Naked Mole Rat Chats 27:55 Super Consciousness? 30:09 The Human Superorganism? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Subscribe to the channel!    / @astrumearth   Support our Patreon and you’ll get early access to Astrum Earth content, before anyone else: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Check out the other Astrum channels for videos about space and astronomy: Astrum:    / @astrumspace   Astrum Extra:    / @astrumextra   Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord:   / discord   ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “The ant-colony as an organism”, via wiley.com https://bit.ly/MortonWheeler “Principles of Social Evolution”, via oup.com https://bit.ly/socialevo “An Introduction to Eusociality”, via nature.com https://bit.ly/eusocialityintro “One Giant Leap: How Insects Achieved Altruism and Colonial Life”, via oup.com https://bit.ly/insectaltruism “What is a honeypot ant?”, via sciencefocus.com https://bit.ly/anthoneypots “How Ants Became the World’s Best Fungus Farmers”, via smithsonianmag.com https://bit.ly/fungusfarmers “What is An Organism? An Immunological Answer”, via philarchive.org https://bit.ly/immunologysuperoganism “Social immunity and the evolution of group living in insects”, via royalsocietypublishing.org https://bit.ly/socialimmunitybees “Social Immunity and the Superorganism”, via unl.edu https://bit.ly/superorganismimmunity “The honeybee waggle dance: can we follow the steps?”, via cell.com https://bit.ly/honeybeewaggledance “Hearing and Vocalizations in the Naked Mole-Rat”, via springer.com https://bit.ly/vocalizationsNMR “Theory of Mind”, via sciencedirect.com https://bit.ly/thetheoryofmind ▀▀▀▀ Credits Narrator: James Stewart Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart Writer: Edie Abrahams Video Editor: Gail Colville Animator: Peter Sheppard Researcher: Edie Abrahams Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner Creator: Alex McColgan ▀▀▀▀▀▀ #AstrumEarth #Astrum #Superorganisms