The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say

Crickets that received the hot probe “overwhelmingly” directed their attention to the affected antenna – they groomed it more frequently, and tended to it over a longer period of time, he says. “They weren’t just agitated and flustered. They were directing their attention to the actual antennae that was hit with this hot probe.”

Link to the paper

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Cytobit@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, now do sponges. Is it obvious sponges feel pain? How can you tell it's obvious?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't know anything at all about sponges. Never held one, never seen a live one in nature.

🤷‍♂️

[–] Sprinks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Come to think about it, ive never seen one in nature either. Are sponges even real?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Prolly not, right

[–] Sprinks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

well fuck. What other lies have they pushed on us? Is earth even flat? I bet its not even on a turtle back drifting through space. Im so lost and confused.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The turtles are real, just not holding up the earth. Saw that shit on that newly leaked cartoon Avatar The last Airbender movie. They're there.

[–] Sprinks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

oh thank fuck. For a minute there i was starting to question my entire understanding of reality and the world as we know it. Whew Praise be to turtle.