Still Waters Posted April 18, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Insects are conscious, egocentric beings, according to a new paper that also helps to explain why and likely when consciousness first evolved. Recent neuroimaging suggests insects are fully hardwired for both consciousness and egocentric behavior, providing strong evidence that organisms from flies to fleas exhibit both. http://news.discover...egos-160418.htm Page 2: http://news.discover...gos-1604181.htm 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted April 18, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 18, 2016 "There are no flies on me", said Mr Fly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlonewolf85 Posted April 18, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 18, 2016 True story... I found a narcissistic cockroach in our house today, roaming around like it was royalty... And so, I had to teach him a lesson in humility with my trusted vacumn-cleaner... Hehe 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted April 18, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Not gonna stop me in my quest for mosquito extinction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted April 27, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I've always considered all living things to have some degree of conscious self-awareness. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrant lizard Posted April 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 27, 2016 To bee or not to bee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted April 27, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2016 In the back of a building I used to work at there was a dumpster we used to throw edible garbage into. A bee was always hovering over it, and if another bee came around, that bee would furiously chase it away then return to continue hovering over that dumpster on the alert. That bee knew what it was doing, alright, it seemed pretty smart to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted April 27, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I wonder how we ignore that fact that all life has some form of consciousness. I go out of my way to put insects outside of my home in most cases. If not possible, I will kill them, as I don't want to live with them. Why not choose life whenever possible? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzen Posted April 27, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 27, 2016 conscious or not, I'm still killing them. especially the bitey stingy ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted April 27, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Insects are just waiting for us to destroy ourselves. Some can survive intense radiation. I'd hate to think one day the most intelligent life on earth may be the cockroach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious24 Posted April 27, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I came to that realization when I found a cockroach in my bathtub. He was running around the tub and I realized that he jumped down from the vent above the tub. He ran over to below the vent and looked up and I hit him with the shoe. Then I realized that he had thoughts. I have felt guilty ever since. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted April 27, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Way to add to my guilt complex EVOLUTION/GOD! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted April 27, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I wonder how we ignore that fact that all life has some form of consciousness. I go out of my way to put insects outside of my home in most cases. If not possible, I will kill them, as I don't want to live with them. Why not choose life whenever possible? Crickets and other advantageous insects I will try to shosh outside. Cockroaches, ants and spiders WILL BE EXTERMINATED! with extreme prejudice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted April 27, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I hope that they always have awareness of their own frail mortality. It would make snuffing out their savagely foul lives that much more pleasing of an experience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted April 28, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) personally, i can't stand egotistical cockroaches, they can be so full of themselves sometimes. *actually, i really like this study, it sort of expands the idea of what "consciousness" is. Edited April 28, 2016 by lightly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted April 28, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 28, 2016 It is great news, we know consciousness evolved, but have been grasping at the mechanisms, some interesting studies have shown good models on how being alert for predators results in awareness of one's surroundings, which develops over time into consciousness, the implications are far reaching, and would affect debates on relgion and the afterlife. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdesert50 Posted April 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Interesting to read some of the comments; identify a threat and either flee or eliminate the threat. We make a conscious decision, as does an insect in the same situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mantis Posted April 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) I hope that they always have awareness of their own frail mortality. It would make snuffing out their savagely foul lives that much more pleasing of an experience. hehe sure, enjoy it while you can i guess because once humans inevitably wipe ourselves out, insects will outlive them for millenia Edited April 28, 2016 by .mantis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted April 28, 2016 #19 Share Posted April 28, 2016 hehe sure, enjoy it while you can i guess because once humans inevitably wipe ourselves out, insects will outlive them for millenia Said the mantis. You and your insect buddies are plotting against us, just waiting to evolve opposable thumbs, aren't you... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted April 28, 2016 #20 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Egocentric insects? Have they considered a career in politics? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.mantis Posted April 28, 2016 #21 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Said the mantis. You and your insect buddies are plotting against us, just waiting to evolve opposable thumbs, aren't you... uh oh he's onto us 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted May 3, 2016 #22 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Dinosaurs came and went. Humans came and maybe will go by the wayside. Maybe bugs will be next to evolve into a higher intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted May 3, 2016 #23 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Dinosaurs came and went. Humans came and maybe will go by the wayside. Maybe bugs will be next to evolve into a higher intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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