Do bugs feel pain?

Abstract

Entomologists disagree whether insects can feel pain. No concrete evidence distinguishes between nociceptive “responsiveness” and pain perception in invertebrates, but their nervous systems are analogous to ours in many ways. Some insects exhibit brain activities that share features with vertebrates responding to negative stimuli. Since insects are highly diverse, have complex behavior, and possess the capability of suffering, researchers have the ethical obligation of using anesthetic whenever performing intrusive experiments on them – AI-generated abstract.