Looks like instead of learning from the birds and the bees we should have learning from bees and ants instead.
According to the BBC website
Bees and ants are true team players unlike other creatures who seek safety in numbers for selfish reasons, according to researchers.You can read the full article at
Scientists from Edinburgh and Oxford Universities used mathematical models to study "swarm behaviour".
They found that bison or fish want to get to the centre of large groups to keep themselves safe from predators.
Ants and bees worked together as a single unit, and were prepared to die for the greater good of the colony.
Bees and ants 'operate in teams'