Could it be possible that insects etc. have ESP?

Question

Seems like every time you try to swat a fly or kill a bug...they know it and fly away or run away. Surely they can't see that well with those tiny eyes. Could they sense it...or even read our minds?

Have any tests been done on this subject?

Answer 1

If they have ESP it doesn't seem to work too well on a cold day because they're not so quick to get away then.

I suppose other animals have lots of abilities that would be paranormal if we humans had them but to them are just an adaption. We can't find our way around in pitch darkness like bats can for example.

Answer 2

In the "anything is possible" mode of thinking, the default answer is always yes. But the better answer is that these creatures evolved to develop the visual acuity and fast responses to keep them alive long enough to mate and make more. Tiny eyes can see plenty well enough to signal to the tiny nerve center that something large is approaching and it's time to fly away. Also, the smaller the creature, generally the quicker the response. Scientists have studied insects extensively, the fruit fly in particular.

Answer 3

Yes, they can feel dangers and also sympathy - f.e. butterflies to come in garden in prsence of a person that like them and will not make them bad and they like to make  review with their perfect colours and geometry

Answer 4

I know cats do if taht helps!

Answer 5

This is a good example of paranormalizing something perfectly natural.We could go even further maybe insects superior flying skills were taught them by space aliens.After all even now we can't duplicate it.

  They put holes in fly swatters for a reason.Going at a fly with your hand pushes air at the insect.The holes in a swatter reduce the effect.

Answer 6

A Blow Fly read my mind once, He had plans to take over the world and turn us all into little flies. The reason we can't hit them is because our reflexes and movements are too slow for them, they respond much quicker than we do.

Answer 7

Every living things in this world have this kind of sense. It is used so that preys could also protect themselves from their predators. In nature, It is always "survival of the fittest". Although everyone of us have this kind of sense whether human or animals, somebody appears to be stronger than the others.

Answer 8

Well dogs as you know can read human emotions. As for a bug it could possibly be the same, certain animals have seeing, smell, and and hearing ability's far beyond the human spectrum of senses. So I guess you could call it a sort of esp otherwise.

Answer 9

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/inde...

Insects have amazing eyesight, its all those little lenses and the fact that they stick out of their heads so they have a wider view than us.  I've also read that they are very sensitive to vibrations, so they feel you approaching and can even feel the difference when you breath as it causes minute fluctuations in the air around them.

Answer 10

Most of the other answers already given are correct in explaining that insects have excellent normal senses for survival.

However, the closest thing to ESP among insects would be what is called "collective intelligence" or "swarm intelligence"

There are normal reasons for this behavior but it could appear that ESP was being used to communicate between them.

How one could test for ESP in insects would be an interesting question/challenge.

I have included a video among the provided links per request.

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