Phase IV story
The people of Earth are imperiled when an unspecified cosmic event causes ants to undergo rapid evolution and they develop a form of collective intelligence.
6 total · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| collectively intelligent beings | major | An unspecified cosmic event caused ant colonies to rapidly evolve hive minds. |
| displacement by a rising new species | major | Ants became super intelligent and started to overrun the Earth. |
| human vs. beast | major | The people versus the collectively intelligent ants. |
| nature's revenge | major | An unspecified cosmic event results in ant colonies evolving collective intelligence and challenging humans for dominion over the Earth. |
| problem of language and meaning | minor | Game theorist James R. Lesko used mathematics to communicate with the collectively intelligent ant colony. |
| super accelerated Darwinian evolution | minor | An unspecified cosmic event caused ant colonies to rapidly evolve hive minds. |