Sentience Table

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
1	Proxies	Honeybee	Cockroach	Fruit Fly	Ants	C elegans	Crab	Crayfish	Earthworm	Sea hare	Moon jellyfish	Spiders	Octopuses	Plants	Prokaryot	Protist	Chicken	Cow	Human	Sometimes operates unconscious in HU/ AN	Soldierfly	Cyprinidae	Salmonidae	Shrimp	Silk worm	Pig

2	Noxious Stimuli Reactions
3	Physiological responses to nociception or handling	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes
4	Protective behavior	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes
5	Defensive behavior/fighting back	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Likely Yes
6	Noxious stimuli related vocalizations	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Likely No	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean yes	Likely Yes
7	Movement away from noxious stimuli	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Lean yes	Likely Yes
8	Motivational Tradeoffs
9	Paying a cost to receive a reward	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
10	Paying a cost to avoid a noxious stimulus	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Likely Yes
11	Self-control	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean No	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Unknown	Lean No	Unknown	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
12	Predator avoidance tradeoffs	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely No	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Lean yes	Unknown	Unknown
13	Selective attention to noxious stimuli over other concurrent events	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Lean yes	Unknown
14	Learning Indicators
15	Classical conditioning	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean No	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes
16	Operant conditioning	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
17	Operant conditioning with unfamiliar action	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
18	Sensitization	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
19	Habituation	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
20	Contextual learning	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
21	Observational or social learning	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely No	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
22	Taste aversion behavior	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean No	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Lean yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes
23	Pain relief learning	Lean yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes
24	Long-term behavior alteration to avoid noxious stimulus (24+ hours)	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely yes
25	Long-term behavior alteration to avoid noxious stimuli (30+ days)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely yes
26	Cognitive Sophistication
27	Uncertainty monitoring	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown
28	Self-recognition (mirror test)	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean No	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Likely No	Lean yes	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes
29	Deception	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes
30	Tool use	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean No	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes
31	Flexible tool use	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean no	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
32	Drug Responses
33	Affected by analgesics in a manner similar to humans	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Unknown	Likely Yes
34	Self-administers analgesics	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes
35	Affected by recreational drugs in a similar manner to humans	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes
36	Self-administers recreational drugs	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean No	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
37	Affected by antidepressants or anxiolytics in a similar manner to humans	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely yes
38	Navigational Skills
39	Navigate known paths/areas	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes
40	Navigate unknown paths/areas	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes
41	Spatial memory	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes
42	Detour behavior	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
43	Mood State Behaviors
44	Anhedonia behavior	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Lean yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
45	Learned helplessness behavior	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Lean yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
46	Displacement behavior	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean yes	Unknown	Likely Yes
47	Adverse effects of social isolation	Lean Yes	Lean No	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Lean No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Likely Yes
48	Stereotypic behavior	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
49	Fear/anxiety behavior	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean No	Lean yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely yes	Likely yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes
50	Play behavior	Lean Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Lean yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
51	Anatomical and Evolutionary Features
52	Neuron count	0.02-1.1 mio	~1000000 (brain neurons)	~100,000 - 135,000 (brain neurons)	Unknown	302 (total CNS)	0.1 mio	0.08 mio	~10,000 (brain neurons)	10,000 - 20,000 (total CNS)	Unknown	~30,000 genus Cupiennius: ~100,000 (total CNS)	~500 mio	0	0	0	220 mio	3 billion	86.1 ± 8.1 billion (brain neurons)	n/a	0.3-0.35 mio	8-13 mio	8-13 mio	0.08 mio	0.86 mi	320-430 mio
53	Brain size	0.60 - 1.86 mm3	.7 to 2 mm wide	590 µm × 340 µm × 120 µm	Ant brain sizes range from 0.06 mg in Monomorium floricola to 1.730 mg in Paraponera clavata	5000µm3	Scylla serrata, brain diameters: 1.55mm x 2.08mm Leptograpsus variegatus, brain diameters: 1.25mm x 1.53mm	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	0	0.1-5% of body weight	Varies	0	0	0	2.819 g ± 0.200 g	~400 g	974.9cm^3 - 1498.5cm^3	n/a	Unknown	230623-384614 mm3	0.10 ± 0.04 (olfactory bulb), 0.37 ± 0.16 (telencephalon), 0.78 ± 0.23 (optic tectum), 0.72 ± 0.30 (cerebellum), 0.17 ± 0.07. (hypothalamus)	Unknown	Unknown	95077 mm3
54	Nociception	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Lean yes	Likely yes	Likely yes	Likely yes	Lean yes	Likely Yes
55	Nociception (strict definition)	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Lean yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Unknown	Likely yes	Likely yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely Yes
56	Opioid-like receptors	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Lean Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Lean yes	Likely yes	Likely yes	Lean yes	Unknown	Likely Yes
57	Centralized information processing	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Lean No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Lean yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean yes	Lean yes	Likely Yes
58	Vertebrate midbrain-like function	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely yes	Lean No	Unknown	Likely No	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	n/a	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean No	Lean No	Likely Yes
59	Last common ancestor with humans (millions of years)	797	797	797	797	797	797	797	797	797	824	797	797	1496	4290	1480	312	96	n/a	n/a	680	431	431	680	680	94
60	Average Lifespan	3w-6m	245 to 1878d	25-30 days	ant queens 10 +/- 6.6y	5d	2.5-3.5y	3-6y	1-2 years	1y	4-8m	595d-decades	1-2y	1d-4500y	20min-1h	12h-3d	7-8 years	12-22 years	72 years	n/a	45	17-20 years , maximum lifespan 47 years in captivity	4-5 years average, max. 13 years	1-2y	34-49d	15-20y
61	Motile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Yes	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
62	Distinct sleep-wake states	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Lean Yes	Lean yes	Lean Yes	Likely Yes	Lean Yes	Unknown	Likely Yes	Likely No	Likely No	Likely No	Likely Yes	Likely Yes	Yes	Likely No	Unknown	Likely yes	Likely yes	Unknown	Unknown	Likely yes
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