Do insects know they are insects same like humans know they are humans?

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Answer 1

Insects have very primitive brains (if you can call them that) compared to humans or even rodents, probably all they think is "Eat" "Mate" "Fight" or "Flee".

Answer 2

I think you have to look at the behavioral models and judge self awareness based on what you observe. I would guess that for every creature there is the awareness of self at some level. It would be a different kind of awareness than what we as human beings experience because there are differing motivations for behavior. I am pretty sure that my cat understands the difference between a man and a cat, as well as a cat can understand such things. With an insect there is a different motivation but it's not completely out of the realm of social understanding because you see many kinds of insects which live in colonies. The significant difference has a lot to do with the fact that much of an insect's experience and motivation is driven by chemicals, such as smell. For example, if you kill a yellow jacket wasp within say 15 feet of the colony it becomes more likely that you will be attacked by the whole colony because of the alarm pheromone released when it is killed.
Visual accuity seems to be centered on size and movement rather than individual characteristics.
Reproduction is also more chemical than visual for an insect, though certain mating rituals can be observed. Again, it is the movement and chemical messages rather than the acknowledgement that "That's one of my own kind standing before me."
For colony insects the chemical messengers remain as vital as with any other insect. However there has been much conjecture on the awareness of the colony as a whole and experiments have shown that they are still able to in many cases continue to operate as a colony even when seperated from the chemical messages of the other members of the colony. There again, we have to define awareness as we can with the data which nature presents us.

Answer 3

No certianly not, our hightened conciousness is what makes us unique to the animal kingdom. Some other creatures like the more intellegent primates may have some limited awarness but it is a far cry from our own. We are the only species that is aware we are dying.

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure their only concept of reality involves survival. Insects live short lives and have no time to consider such trivial ideas.

Answer 5

Are really humans so different from insects? Have you read Kafka? ... and other things and habits? Don't people eat from the dead if they need? such as insects! don't they create and carry diseases - like insects?

Answer 6

they wouldn't call themselves insects because that is a term constructed by humanity. They might think of themselves as humans and us as insects.

Answer 7

no that would'nt be possible since insects have an IQ of 1

and someone with the IQ of 28 doesnt know how to multiply fraction jk :)

and if they were inteligent like us then they would've been able to communicate with us somehow.

Answer 8

Next time you see a bug, go up to it and pretend you are goping to hurt it (but dont). Watch his rection, if thy think they are humans, theyll punch you in the face, or worse. If not, they will flee away.

Answer 9

they are not aware of the word insect but they know what they are and what tey have to do in their lives and what is good and what is bad for them ..

Answer 10

No, insects do not have any conception that they are what they are.. animals also do not have any idea that they are just animals.