I read an interesting article this morning ( Bee Personalities ) that really got me thinking. It seems that bees exhibit personalities - some are thrill-seekers, some go-getters, others sulky, some indifferent.
The colony as a whole is hardworking, but the bees individually display traits that lead scientists to believe they have personalities.
Wow. If insects have personalities, then could insects be persons? Wikipedia says "Personality is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral response patterns of an individual. " Well, we know bees are individuals - there are worker bees, queen bees, drones. But do bees have emotions?
The scientists think so. Or at least they think that genetically humans and insects use the same molecular pathways.
We are more connected than we think. Lots to ponder.
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