Animal intelligence
Page Introduction 5 Earthworms 14 Starfish 17 Sea-Anemones 18 Mollusks 19 Octopi 20 Crustacea 21 Hermit-Crabs 22 Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus) 24 Spiders and Insects 25 Spiders 25 Beetles 35 Wasps 36 Bees 43 Ants 48 Termites (“White Ants”) 54 Conclusion 55
Page Introduction 5 Earthworms 14 Starfish 17 Sea-Anemones 18 Mollusks 19 Octopi 20 Crustacea 21 Hermit-Crabs 22 Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus) 24 Spiders and Insects 25 Spiders 25 B...
2. Part 2Romanes finds in the Arthropoda evidences not only of intelligence, but also (in the Crustacea) of reasoning. Bethe, on the other hand, denies that either associative memory or...
3. Part 3We are still told by many writers that the Insects are mere reflex machines, despite abundant evidences to the contrary. “This machine,” says M. de Molostwoff, “has no capacity...
4. Part 4[22] The value of mutual aid as a factor in evolution was dimly divined by Goethe, and was first expressed as a “law” by Professor Kessler in 1880, who was then Dean of the St....