"Feeling implies the presence of a mind and a mental experience, [or] consciousness. I have every reason to believe that invertebrates not only have emotions but also the possibility of feeling those emotions."
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António Damásio, quoted in "I'll Bee There for You: Do Insects Feel Emotions?", Scientific American, 30 Sept. 2016
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