To the untrained eye, the picture above this paragraph seems to show a Drosophila brain with highly integrated neurons
It looked like a flower to me πππ
It never occurred to me if insects could feel pain or not.
Although sometimes their wiggling of legs when dying, it does remind me of suffering
It is quite beautiful, you're right :)
We have always been careful with insects in my house. Try to save them, when possible. Take them outside. But, if they are endangering me (like a poisonous spider), or invading my space (like the ants), then they will be killed. But I always suspected they could feel pain. And, since I didn't know for sure, I always acted as though they could.
This makes it harder kill them now, though. Especially cockroaches. Ugh!!
Thanks for reading and commenting my young friend, @seki1