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Do insects have emotions?
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#62592. Asked by little-miss.
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Brainyblonde
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The nervous systems of insects may not be as complex as ours, and they probably do not have as rich an experience of the world as we do. They also have very different senses, so the picture that is painted in their minds may be totally unlike ours. But I see no reason to doubt that insects have inner experiences of some kind.
http://www.peterussell.com/SCG/EoC.html
Science would suggest it is a simple reflex in all the above cases of insect behavior. Our emotions (e.g. happiness) are associated with the release of certain chemicals in the brain (endorphins) which also have been discovered in the insect brain. Does that mean that insects feel happiness? Does that mean that what we call happiness, endorphin release, in humans (or mice) is a reflex?
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach_faq.html#Q49
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