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> we would be seeing another intelligent civilization in earth Technically ants already have a civilization. (Tool use, farming, etc.) Turns out you don't nee
by otabdeveloper4 1y ago
> we would be seeing another intelligent civilization in earth
Technically ants already have a civilization. (Tool use, farming, etc.)
Turns out you don't need generalized intelligence for civilization.
- v3ss0n 1y agoTrue , but ant civilization requires evolutionary adaptations , instincts. For octopus they have hobbies , they have curiosity , they are inventive - not out of need for food or survival , but because that is something they are interested to do.
- otabdeveloper4 1y ago> evolutionary adaptations , instincts Not really. Ants analyze their environment and make decisions. They have some sort of psychological internal processes too - they can clearly experience stress and mental illness. (AFAIK if you keep ants as pets mental illness is realistically the only way to mistreat them. Everything else they can handle on their own if you provide a source of food and water.)
- v3ss0n 1y agoI agree, yeah ants are more than instincts and actual intelligence factor in them but the farming ant species have different evolutionary adaptation .