Do insects feel pain?

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Insects? off course yes. Insects do feel also pain. every living thing in this world feels pain. Nobody in this world is immortal or those who cant fell pain.

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posted by Anonymous
So then plants and microbes feel pain? I think that statement is incorrect add a comment

Reply by catman529 (809):
Yeah, I'm sure bacteria and algae feel the agony of pain... I mean, can you think about what you wrote? Not all living things feel pain. Many animals may feel pain to some degree but definitely not all living things. "Oooooh, don't torture that mildew! " add a comment

posted by Anonymous
People have different belief systems - some believe every living being feels pain. You may feel differently about mildew, but then vegetarians feel differently about killing chicken and pet owners feel differently about killing dogs! The clinical issue is whether insects have nerves, which they don\'t. add a comment

posted by Anonymous
All insects do not have nerves and do not notice pain. Some insects can detach their legs to get away. add a comment

posted by Anonymous
No they dont. We have what are called nociceptors, which are responsible for providing the sensation of pain. Although insects have "brains," they cannot feel pain. (And neither can trees or a myriad of other things that are also alive) add a comment

posted by Anonymous
Nothing better than a religious related person answering a science question, lol. no... insects do not have nociceptors which is what relates to us humans, the feeling of pain. "Blink"... try science to answer a science question and not religion or opinion! add a comment

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Answer by deshpandev65yahoocom (149)

Pain considered as a physical pain and having sensory experience. All vertebrates feel pain. But in case of insects it is found that some insects like fruit flies feel pain.

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posted by Anonymous
What does being a vertebrate or a fruit fly have to do with pain in arthropods? Nothing! add a comment

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Answer by laptop (27)

I think insects feel pain, because they try to get away from you if your going to harm them. For example, a cockroach will run away as soon as you approach it. A fly will try to get away from a fly swatter. An ant will walk out of it's way to avoid walking across a hot stove top.

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Reply by onecrore (196):
avoiding death is not necessarily equivalent to feeling of pain. they can be genetically "programmed" to flee danger, but that does not necessarily mean that the bugs are actually feeling pain. add a comment

Reply by catman529 (809):
I agree with onecrore - they have survival instincts to keep them away from death, which does not have anything to do with pain. If they did not try to avoid danger, they would all eventually be killed and become extinct. I'ts about survival and not pain. add a comment

posted by Anonymous
Onecore, how do you suppose insects would recognize 'danger' without a negative sensation to associate with danger? If they didn't recognize pain they wouldn't flee, they would have no reason to flee unless they recognized the incoming danger to be negative, and that negativity in itself is pain. add a comment

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Answer by Anonymous

Many scientists and experts believe so. If they have a central nervous system, they will feel pain.

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posted by Anonymous
Just a CNS is not suffiecient enough to provide the ability to feel pain. You need certain type of sensory nerves called nociceptors, which insects do not add a comment

posted by Anonymous
Wow... and insects have a central nervous system? add a comment

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