Do Insects Have Brains?

By: EjazUlHaqBhat

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There are millions of insects on Earth, which makes them some of the planet's most abundant creatures

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But do these tiny creatures have brains inside their tiny heads?

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The answer is yes, and they may contain hidden depths of intelligence that scientists are only beginning to understand

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Insects have tiny brains inside their heads, but also have smaller brains called ganglia spread out across their bodies

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Insect brains help them sense danger and feed faster, besides helping control their movement and orient them in space

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Insect brains have many similarities to human brains, including a brainstem-like structure, two hemispheres, and a spinal cord equivalent

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Insects and humans share many of the genetic mechanisms that control brain areas that affect behaviour

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Insects can learn, such as bees learning when flowers bloom and butterflies learning to visit the same foraging sites in sequence

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