Such observation just reminds us that although there are similarities between humans and ants, there are also differences. It does not invalidate the ant as a model of evolution for similar creatures. Indeed, the fact that Homo Sapiens has been able to eliminate all its close relatives probably has slowed natural evolution in humans. However, our great intellect has positioned us to be able to bypass natural evolution and facilitate our own change. I call using the model of the ants as a vision of future humanity, the Myrmex Paradigm .
Ant colonies consist mostly of infertile workers.
The industrial revolution very efficiently transformed humans into a worker society. Modern economics are forcing even affluent countries to replace the male bread-winner model with the male and female worker model. With birth control measures, we are rapidly becoming a society of infertile workers. In ant colonies, the young are raised in communal nurseries. In developed countries, day-care facilities are flourishing to allow females to increase their time in the work force.