No damn cat, no damn cradle

So, there is something that has bothered me since the end of 11th grade honors english.  Why do the ants know what to do in times of crisis?  Why do humans think they are so wonderfully high and mighty when something/someone as small as an ant can figure out how to use body heat to survive the aftermath of an Ice Nine world and humans can't?  Now I know this book isn't real, but it brings up an interesting point.  We really aren't as incredibly smart as we think we are.  I have teachers (well one teacher really) who thinks their word is the be-all and end-all of all things worth writing or talking about.  To me, this professor is the most ridiculous human being on this wonderful blue planet.  If a person doesn't have the time or energy to listen and really consider other people's thoughts, what kind of person are they?  How can someone who teaches as a living not learn from his or her students?  I believe humans were given those big beautiful brains to think and learn, and then share everything they have thought and learned about through however many years of their existence with as many of the other billions of people in the world as possible.  So why don't people do this? Why do some people try to close themselves off from the world and hide away the secrets of life they have picked up from living?  

I know this rant isn't really anything, but these questions have been on my mind for quite some time now.  If anyone has an answer, or thoughts, or comments, please leave them.  Got a question on life? Ask it.  We can all learn from each other.  We like to think we are so much better than ants, now lets prove it!