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It’s not just mammals. I’ve always been astounded that spiders know how to spin webs. Their mothers don’t teach them how!
by emtel 5y ago
It’s not just mammals. I’ve always been astounded that spiders know how to spin webs. Their mothers don’t teach them how!
- gota 5y agoOr this, which is mind-blowing: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dragonfly-undertakes-epic-multi-generational-migration-each-year-180971190/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dragonfly-undertak... Insects that have large migration patterns - all of the individuals die before coming back to the initial spot; only their descendants continue the cycle. How?!
- chromanoid 5y agoMaybe epigenetics? I mean blank slate theory is off the table anyway... In addition think about how bees can tell harvest locations to each other by dancing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance This dance is probably also something those bees know before being born.