Do insects feel pain?

Answer 1

No insects do not feel pain. They don't have the brain power or the sensory equipment (cant think of the real name) to feel pain. They did a study in Europe (I think one of the Scandinavian countries) that concluded that most if not all invertibrates cannot feel pain.

Answer 2

I'm sure they feel some sort of pain, or pain like sensation, though, wether or not they feel pain in the same way that we do is something that we cannot be certain about.
Bears, for example, all do feel pain, though, unlike us, "they do not appear to display obvious reactions" (quote from: http://www.bowhunting.net/bearhunting.net/bear2.html ; this website also shown in source section).
Now, this shows that different animals may experience a completely different sensation (or possibly just act differently, though, this would probably be related, as a Human, unlike what a Bear, according to this, probably can do, can't sit their and hold his hand on a hot skillit, unless tremendous self-control is possessed...though, a Bear would still stop, as it would probably feel in extreemly iretating experience, meaning it would probably know it is being hurt, and then let go/stop), despite still feeling pain.
To summarize, insects undoubtably do feel some sort of pain, though they may feel it completely differently from us, and may very well also feel it differently from the way Bears do aswell, as it would be extreemly difficult to find out how exactly insects do feel it, and how they react to it.
The best way to study this would be to observe insects being hurt in someway (or having something happen to them that should hurt), and see how they react, though, this reaction may very well also vary depending on individual species of insects.

Sorry if the structure of this answer is a little confusing, and I apolagize for this, if it is so.

Answer 3

you can do an experiement to proof it by putting an insect (something big that you can observe its behavior) in the microwave. Make sure you set it at the lower setting. You will see the insect reacts to the microwave indicating it 'feel' pain.

Answer 4

They certain do react to what we would say is painful, but Their nervous systems are configured differently then ours.

Answer 5

Who cares? Most of them are competitors...and in my house, that's always a death sentence.

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

Is there a way to now that?? they can't speak and tell us, so i don't know, maybe.

Answer 9

Well of course they do. Why wouldn't they?

Answer 10

yeap they do although they have exoskeleton