A magnified detail of the image above
Graphic or illustration of a superorganism – a colony of individual ants forming one giant ant
Ants are probably the best-known example of superorganisms
A superorganism is an organised colony consisting of many organisms, usually where individual organisms perform specialised functions and where individuals are incapable of survival by themselves.
The illustration could be used as a metaphor for human behaviour or of co-operation or as a literal illustration of the expression “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts”.
Drawn: 1990
Cartoon reference: a630
