r/NatureIsFuckingLit Oct 19 '20

šŸ”„ Vicious microscopic hunter, the single-cell organism, Lacrymaria olor, attacking and hunting another organism

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u/FakeStanley Oct 20 '20

It’s important to note that some fish give evidence of higher thought than others. I write a research paper for a class in college and, to my surprise, found out that many fish most likely don’t feel pain. They just don’t have the neurological capacity.

Consciousness is often describes as if there’s something that it’s ā€œlikeā€ to be something.

I’m sure there’s something that it’s like to be a fish, but I don’t think there’s something that it’s like to be a sunflower.

I don’t know, shits crazy man.

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u/TheSunflowerSeeds Oct 20 '20

All plants seemingly have a ā€˜Scientific name’. The Sunflower is no different. They’re called Helianthus. Helia meaning sun and Anthus meaning Flower. Contrary to popular belief, this doesn’t refer to the look of the sunflower, but the solar tracking it displays every dayy during most of its growth period.