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Scientists Have New Sympathy for Crickets. Reptiles Disagree.

What’s a little cricket torture in the name of science.

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Maybe you’re like me, and every time you crush an insect, you tell yourself Fine, it probably can’t feel pain anyway. Science has now swooped in with some fresh evidence that will make you feel bad for every cricket you’ve ever fed to your Bearded Dragon, as the research suggests that these little chirping critters that fill our nights with a soothing atmosphere might actually be able to experience something like pain.

According to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, and detailed by The Guardian, scientists at the University of Sydney found that house crickets respond to injury in ways that closely resemble pain-related behavior in more complex animals.

Researchers tested the insects by touching their antennae with a........

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