> evolutionary adaptations , instincts Not really. Ants analyze their environment and make decisions. They have some sort of psychological internal processes t

> 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.)