thats not evolution. bacteria working together is not evolution. evolution is
ev·o·lu·tion
ˌevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1.
the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
synonyms: Darwinism, natural selection
"his interest in evolution"
- 2.
the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
evolution is the adding of mutation to an animal overtime to the point where it becomes an entirely different species. that's in lamens terms. the only evolution that holds any Intelligence as intelligence is
in·tel·li·gence
inˈteləjəns/
noun
- 1.
the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
would be us. since our conscious actions did affect our evolution. as most our evolution was done through conscious action example the use of fire or acquiring of animal pelts as clothes .bacteria do not need higher levels of processing to function. it lacks any levels of thought. it just functions like a light switch. an animal does not evolve by thinking about it. it just happens. nor can acquiring new skills count as evolution.
you are confusing your science's my friend. we are the only animals that consciously adapt and in a way consciously evolve in base terms. we still cant evolve through willpower. it's through small gradual changes due to mutation. we may one day be able to tweak and change it. but others animals can not a giraffe's neck did not get long through willpower. it got long because giraffe's with longer necks survived and passed on the trait while those with shorter necks died. this took a long time to occur