The Myth of the Ant Queen

Often times it appears that there are no patterns to life, but this is an incorrect assumption. For many aspects of life, there seems to be organization, but where does this come from? In both ant colonies and human life, there are many similarities, but how does this occur? How do ants know to build colonies, and why do humans build cities? Obviously in both of these complicated areas, there is organization.
In ant colonies there are many roles that each ant plays. However since ants are not the most intelligent creatures, how do these ants come to realize that they have a specific task? It appears that these insignificant beings magically seem to organize themselves. The organization of the colony has an already designated place where the dead ant carcasses are kept, and there is also a place for the colonies’ waste. The ants also make sure to keep the trash separate from the dead. Not only are these ant characteristics, but these characteristics are actually very similar to those of the human race. Humans also have a specific way of organizing themselves which includes the building of cities or towns, and this is similar to the ant colonies. There are also graveyards and landfills similar to those of the ants. However, there is still the question of how these systems of organization come about, and this can be answered by a couple similarities that they both possess.
What do the ants have in common with humans? Both ants and humans are able to communicate which allows for understanding amongst them. This means that what we think appears to be “magical” organization actually comes about through communication. Not only is communication important for everyday life, but the ones who are “pacemakers” also have an important role in organization. These pacemakers set examples in both the ant and human societies because they create models to follow along with. For example, a worker ant may learn what his job is about by following another worker ant, and a human may learn how to fit in with the latest fashion by observing those around. For both of these cultures, there are similarities in organization, and these similarities are communication and having pacemakers.
What do both human societies and ant colonies have to teach us? Both of them show that out of what appears to be chaos, there is actually organization. Some of this organization is that each ant in a colony knows its specific role, and humans also have a similar have quality as well. Both creatures also build, and this requires organization. In both cases of the ants and humans, it sometimes seems impossible that there could possibly be any system of organization throughout all of the chaos, but with the use of communication and pacemakers, trends of organization seem to appear as a result.