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Forget little green men — the galaxy’s most likely aliens may be hives and swarms. From biology to starships, insectoid life could shape civilizations stranger than ours.
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Credits:
Insectoid Aliens – Hive Minds, Swarms, and Alien Evolution
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editor: Thomas Owens
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Music Courtesy of Stellardrone & Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
Chapters
0:00 Intro
3:30 Hive Reproduction Strategy
6:10 Insectoid Evolutionary Paths
13:47 Signals in the Swarm
16:53 Sensory Worlds
18:13 Intelligence & Individuality in Hive Species
19:35 Privacy
22:08 Hive Architecture & Technology
20:54 Alien Ecology & Predators
23:21 Cultural & Political Models
24:31 Spacefaring Adaptations
25:52 Final Thoughts