THE SWARM 

 intelligence. And does not this intelli- 

 gence appear the more remarkable to us 

 as we more closely examine the fashion 

 in which these "ten thousand individ- 

 uals" avoid hurting each other, and end 

 by giving assistance? And further, is 

 this not the history of ourselves: and 

 does not all that the angry old naturalist 

 says apply equally to even,' one of our 

 human societies ? And >et once again : 

 if the bee is indeed to be credited with 

 none of the feelings or ideas that we 

 haNe ascribed to it, shall we not ver}' 

 willingly shift the ground of our wonder ? 

 If we must not admire the bee, we 

 will then admire nature; the moment 

 must alwajs come when admiration can 

 be no longer denied us, nor shall there 

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