Curious about something... are you an insect expert that can help?

Question

I want to know how much they "think". I am aware that they don't have brains. Do they have something similar to spinal chords? It takes intelligence to do certain tasks, such as hunting a bug, picking it up, and flying away with it.... but is it all reflex? Do they think anything through at all? Are they aware that they are even alive, or are they more like robots?

Answer 1

They are programmed by our common creator.

Answer 2

well of course they think... ants are very powerful, and smart bugs believe it or not... they're body is all exo-skeleton, so no spinal cords...

Answer 3

they do not have spinal cord but they have ganglions those are made up of sensory cells  these are at ventral side unlike vertebrates they have on dorsal side these are responsible for their rhythm, molting mating and other activities you mentioned that is diffused and not centralized so you can not call them brain