Might be just my autistic neurotype and some typical features of it, but I’ve been, as long as I can remember, sure that insects can feel pain. And also that they have more going on than being simple automatons. Still, some things that were strongly hinted by the tests described in the article were surprising.
I remember the news about the author’s tests about the learning, memory and reasoning capabilities of bumblebees. Hopefully others will take up the challenge as well.
Thanks for the article.