Comic #4764: hive
Description
Here's the transcription of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Alien 1: Strange news, researcher Zorgax.
- Alien 2: HM?
Panel 2:
- Alien 1: "Cities" on Earth aren't independent entities. They're made up of smaller creatures.
- Alien 2: Like a hive?
Panel 3:
- Alien 1: Sort of. "Cities" are like a hive, only all their constituent beings low-grade hate each other.
Panel 4:
- Alien 2: How do they accomplish so much?
- Alien 1: Their organizational structure allows them to punish each other via personal success.
Panel 5:
- Alien 1: They have no intrinsic sense of well-being. It's entirely relative to other members.
Panel 6:
- Alien 1: An entirely unique form of eusociality.
- Alien 2: We like the term "eu-antisociality."
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