When I was in elementary school, we had to write a term paper on a topic of our choosing. If I remember correctly, there was a list of ideas to choose from but we could go beyond that if we wanted to. I decided to write my paper on ants. I had fun learning about ants, and I got an A+ on my paper. That worked out so well that I updated and expanded it in the eighth grade, and got another A+. Then, when I took Biology in tenth grade, I turned in my new and improved term paper on ants. Unfortunately, all of my research was in my dad's house when it burned during my first semester of college so I was never able to submit a college-level research paper on ants. Cheating is easy when you're organized.
You cannot fight cheating with fire. Besides, ants have established what are likely better sustainable long term attributes than humans. The ants may wind up sparring with cockroaches for most authentic original "Earth Inhabitants". Frank