The fact that we don&#x27;t know whether to consider a virus as &quot;alive&quot; or &quot;non-living dynamic thingamabob&quot; pretty much shreds that notion of atomic organisms.<p>There is no Platonic ideal of the word &quot;superorganism&quot; to worry about here. There&#x27;s Aspens[0] and Ants[1] alike, and plenty in between.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Aspen" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Aspen</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Buggers" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Buggers</a>