Ontological discontinuity (at the nether end)

As was known to all until perhaps the 18^th century (when certain mechanists would strive to deny it, as do certain homunculi  even in our own day), there is an ontological discontinuity between Man and Beast; a matter touched upon here.  But what is the case, within the order of the Beasts;  or indeed, between the least of these, and the mere madness of atoms?

We have  from time to time  penned odd little poems, or perplexing parables,  which in fact do seek to glimpse that phase-change, from random atoms  to the least of God’s creatures -- the infinum of the scala naturae.  For a representative sample, try this:

https://worldofdrjustice.blogspot.com/2012/10/gabriels-pep-talk-to-bugs.html

For the full roster of such things, here:

https://worldofdrjustice.blogspot.com/search/label/bugs