Somehow I find it harder to imagine what it “would be like” to be even simpler creatures. As a crab I can kind of imagine having more legs and probably having a great sense of smell. I can imagine the excitement and urgency of spawning. How it would feel to think that a sea floor carcass would be tasty.
In the other hand, what the hell would it feel like to be a worm? Would I have an inherent sense of “left” and “right” since I’m just a tube? What would being cut in half and becoming two separate organisms feel like? Sensing vibrations with no ear drums? Do I have a “plan” or are my actions more passive responses?
In the other hand, what the hell would it feel like to be a worm? Would I have an inherent sense of “left” and “right” since I’m just a tube? What would being cut in half and becoming two separate organisms feel like? Sensing vibrations with no ear drums? Do I have a “plan” or are my actions more passive responses?