Praying mantis defending itself from a snake

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I dono, bees have observed "playing", they took time out of their day to push a small ball around for no apparent reason or obvious rewards.

I don't think it fair to say insects don't have consciousness altogether. Although I do recognize that whatever they experience and how they process it is likely entirely alien to our own experience.

As an aside while not insects spiders, especially jumping spiders, seem very aware and conscious of their environments.

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Some of the intricate webs of spiders and functional, wasp and bees nest and they do it like in no time and they’re so precise and accurate