ELI5- Why do bugs squirm when they are being hurt, but don’t limp when a leg is cut off? Do they feel pain? Or do they just have a protective reaction to harm that is being done to them?

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ELI5- Why do bugs squirm when they are being hurt, but don’t limp when a leg is cut off? Do they feel pain? Or do they just have a protective reaction to harm that is being done to them?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Also… Bugs with legs sounds like you are taking about bugs with exoskeletons… They might be too rigid to limp like you might be expecting.