Animals
Do Insects Feel Joy and Pain?
Insects have surprisingly rich inner lives—a revelation that has wide-ranging ethical implications
Lars Chittka is a professor of sensory and behavioral ecology at Queen Mary University of London. His latest book is The Mind of a Bee (Princeton University Press, 2022). Credit: Nick Higgins
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