I did not offer hive organisms as an example to be emulated. I put hives, not their units, on a par with humans and other animals. A hive mind into which humans might be coerced would differ in the respect that it would be composed of multiple souls. In this respect, whereas a human body is a contiguous amalgamation of cells forming one mass, a hive organism groups its cells into smaller, separate packets perhaps as a defence or survival mechanism: if a human body becomes host to a systemic infection, it is likely that the whole body will die, but if those parts can separate (or be separated as in amputation in humans) it is possible that the remainder will survive. Hive organisms could have evolved on a similar principle. Additionally, though the genetic identity of every unit in a hive organism is not identical in the way that every cell of a "unipartite" organism like a human is, the cellular conglomerations of "multipartite" organisms like hive organisms do have functions that are analogous to the organs of human bodies: drones, which serve to deliver genetic material to other hives, take the place of sperm cells. Queens, in those hives in which the sole function of the queen is to propagate the species, fulfill the role of egg cells. In those hives in which the queen fulfills an organisational role, it is akin to both the egg and the nervous system. Then, workers which gather food are akin to a digestive system, those that organise and tend to the food supply, as well as food distribution, are like the lymphatic and circulatory systems. Those which have dedicated soldier castes have something akin to a dedicated immune system, whereas those which do not have such a caste but which function is supplied by the workers as necessary have a less well-developed immune response.