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by Smoosh 961 days ago
> they don't feel pain

Really?

> We found “strong evidence” for pain experiences in adults of two orders, Diptera (flies and mosquitoes) and Blattodea (cockroaches and termites).

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00652...

1 comments

Reacting to harm is not the same as suffering. As far as we know, suffering requires nerves and cognition that mosquitoes don't have (not even close).
yes, as far as you know from your 1-sample subjective experience of being a human being, that other beings with nervous systems don't suffer.
Insects have nervous systems. Nearly all animals do.