Comments on: Ask An Entomologist: Can an insect percieve its surrounding or feel pain? http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/ An Entomologist's Blog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Konrad Reinegger http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-960 Konrad Reinegger Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:31:03 +0000 http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-960 Sir/Madame: I am asking this because I wonder about ANTS. I have a country home and I have just removed an ant from inside my home, safely tossing the black creature into the tall grass some 50 ft.away from the house. It was an insect "beauty" I would say, for sure - 15mm in length, the biggest ant I've ever seen. Was that a QUEEN ant? Was it okay to save its life as I really didn't want it wandering around in the house and thought to spare its life. Sir/Madame:
I am asking this because I wonder about ANTS.
I have a country home and I have just removed an ant from inside my home, safely tossing the black creature into the tall grass some 50 ft.away from the house. It was an insect “beauty” I would say, for sure - 15mm in length, the biggest ant I’ve ever seen. Was that a QUEEN ant? Was it okay to save its life as I really didn’t want it wandering around in the house and thought to spare its life.

]]> By: Insects Share Some Neurotransmitters with Humans and Other Mammals « Neuromolecular http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-924 Insects Share Some Neurotransmitters with Humans and Other Mammals « Neuromolecular Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:35:07 +0000 http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-924 [...] 9th, 2007 by tate Kelley at Bugs for Thugs: Do insects have the same kinds of neurotransmitters as humans do? A neurotransmitter is a chemical [...] […] 9th, 2007 by tate Kelley at Bugs for Thugs: Do insects have the same kinds of neurotransmitters as humans do? A neurotransmitter is a chemical […]

]]> By: tate http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-898 tate Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:38:39 +0000 http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-898 I'm looking forward to your paper. Neurotransmitters are fascinating, and one of the things I'm most curious about is where they show up in the ecosystem apart from the human brain. I was aware that dopamine, serotonin and acetylcholine appear in insect venoms, but I did not know they were found in insect brains. I'm having a hard time loading the front page of your site. The progress bar churns and churns but the page never appears. I’m looking forward to your paper. Neurotransmitters are fascinating, and one of the things I’m most curious about is where they show up in the ecosystem apart from the human brain. I was aware that dopamine, serotonin and acetylcholine appear in insect venoms, but I did not know they were found in insect brains.

I’m having a hard time loading the front page of your site. The progress bar churns and churns but the page never appears.

]]> By: Oran_Taran http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-809 Oran_Taran Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:50:58 +0000 http://www.bugsforthugs.com/2007/06/30/ask-an-entomologist-can-an-insect-percieve-its-surrounding-or-feel-pain/#comment-809 Excellent, Thanks! 1. Nope, it was definitely a bee. And as I understand it, she (it was a worker) kept on actually going in the water, and would then act as if it was drowning. 2. Very interesting... I was leaning towards them feeling pain, but now I'm leaning towards them not feeling pain like we do. If they did, I doubt they'd act as if nothing had happened! 3. whoops. 4. lol. That clears things up! :P Thanks again! Excellent, Thanks!

1. Nope, it was definitely a bee. And as I understand it, she (it was a worker) kept on actually going in the water, and would then act as if it was drowning.

2. Very interesting… I was leaning towards them feeling pain, but now I’m leaning towards them not feeling pain like we do. If they did, I doubt they’d act as if nothing had happened!

3. whoops.

4. lol. That clears things up! :P

Thanks again!

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