[pixl97]

Oh, for sure. Like worker bees and ants, they don't breed themselves, but feed the collective that does.

I guess one of the rules of life will be "It's not an object, it's a system"

[jvan]

Oh that's good, I like that one! But a counterpoint for fun: weather is a system. I wonder if we can find a rule that seems sane but would classify an inert gas as alive? Imagine defining life and someone rebuts with "Argon."