Do insects dream?

Question

Can they think and feel emotion?

Answer 1

probably not, dreaming is likely limited to animals with a neocortex, mammals that is.

They react, but not in an abstract thought kind of way. Emotions aren't higher functions, human emotions are basic animal impulses filtered through consciousness. The animal impulses come from the mid brain and medulla oblongata, which were evolved by early mammals and reptiles respectively.

I don't think insect brains have the processing power required for emotions. They're more like automatons with a complicated set of prerendered responses and a limited sort of navigational planning skill.

Answer 2

The answer is NO. Still there is a debate going on on this subject between botanists. The brain of an insect is not sufficiently developed so that it can dream. Still, here comes another good question: what are dreams? Well a psychologist might say it is the way in which we get rid of frustrations that have piled up over the day. There are 2 types of dreams: a good one, the one in which you get rid of the stress gathered during a day's work and the second type, the riddle dream , for this type of dream you should go to a psychologist to decipher it, as it may lead to more frustration, because of the fact that you can't understand its meaning. So as you see dreams are complex cerebral functions . A bug can't dream. Its cortex is not developed enough. When they will have the capacity to dream, maybe instead of us crushing them they will hunt us.( Just a thought).

Answer 3

when did u dream of a dreaming insect?/?
any ways each emotion , response or stimulus depends on the nervous system. so even insects show diff responses and activities like they have a response to pheromones for sex attraction etc.

Answer 4

Humans have a three-part brain allowing us to remember, reflect, create and dream. Insects have only the 'survival' part, therefore do not dream or have emotions. However, I swear I've heard a fly laughing at my attempts to kill it with a swatter...so...obviously they are evil, little twits.

Answer 5

I think this question is in research and the researchers till now have figured it that they do dream but not like humans, its entirely different. The insects actually have no thinking capacity but the tasks they perform make them actually to visualize on their tasks only and not what they have achieved and what lies ahead of them.

Answer 6

I don't think so, even with the human brain being so big, most humans can't even dream in color, so I doubt that insects have the mental capacity to dream at all.

Answer 7

Likely only the bed bugs. Human dreams are self-created from all the impressions that we have received and stored. It is difficult to believe that a bug knows (or cares) what it was instinctually doing yesterday let alone an hour ago. Many bugs have faceted eyes and "see" but not like people. Perhaps bugs dream but not like people.

Answer 8

Insects are non sentient beings, they are not 'self aware' or have a form a conscientiousness as it is current defined. Insects only react to their environment in biological terms. With our understanding of the animal kingdom, it is thought that whales and dolphins poccess traits of consciousness and are 'self-aware', much as humans.

Answer 9

Watch the eyes. If they move in REM, the insect is dreaming.

Answer 10

Yes.Better confirm from another insect.According to ScientistDr.Bose,even plants feel emotion .Music increases agricultural production and increases milk from cow.