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Asked by ia10 to Abyssal Grenadier, Baltic clam, Brachiopod, Common starfish, Naval Shipworm, Orkney vole, Scottish Crossbill, Snake Pipefish, Twisted-wing fly on 13 Nov 2017.
Question: From the 9 species, which is the most intelligent?
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Baltic Clam answered on 13 Nov 2017:
Baltic clams clearly! Only joking. They don’t have a brain like vertebrates, so they are probably not the most intelligent of this group!
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Naval Shipworm answered on 13 Nov 2017:
Hi! Naval shipworms are good at what they do, but wouldn’t be able to solve any tricky problems? I guess the Scottish Crossbill or Orkney Vole? But neither of them can eat wood….
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Twisted-wing Fly answered on 13 Nov 2017:
I’d have to agree with naval shipworm on this one – it must be the vole. However, in terms of complexity of behaviour and life cycle, TWF is right up there!
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Abyssal Grenadier answered on 13 Nov 2017:
That’s a very difficult question to answer, I think! All of the animals are intelligent to some degree.
We’d like to think the abyssal grenadier is pretty smart – being able to find food, mates, and avoid being eaten in complete darkness is not easy!
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Snake Pipefish answered on 13 Nov 2017:
None of us know the answer to your question because we haven’t done comparative studies on these species. All I can say is that each species is fully adapted to their own environment, so at doing whatever it is that they do, they are all the best.
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Terebratulina Retusa answered on 13 Nov 2017:
Definitely not me! I have almost no neurons,- just enough to open and close my shell. I’d guess either Orkney Vole or Scottish Crossbill…
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Common Starfish answered on 13 Nov 2017:
Not me! Anyway, being intelligent is overrated! No need to do advanced mathematics if you are a starfish like me … much better to be able re-grow the nerves in your arms if a seagull pecks off all your arms!
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