EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 16 MIN

Do insects feel pain?

from The Science Show - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

We can’t ask them. So we must run experiments. Some indications suggest insects do feel pain. So should insects then have rights, such as mammals

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