• Question: is it possible or an ant to have brain

    Asked by sumigrg1994 to Jen on 11 Mar 2013.
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      Jen Todd Jones answered on 11 Mar 2013:


      Ants do have a brain, but no where near as complex as a human beings’ brain. They have nerves called ganglia which are similar to human brains, and has control over some things like their legs – a very basic brain, very similar to our brainstem and spine but no more (the part in red ).

      See this thread for an answer on how the brain has evolved in full, it should show you have an insect has a different brain to humans: /brainm13-zone/?p=292

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