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Well could you in theory set up an I.Q. test for the Stomatopods ... Much like the Octopus opening a jar to recieve a treat, "Since there is nothing wrong with using "IQ"..."
Maybe there will need be adjustments made for stomotopods of the same spieces but from different regions IF(The big if) they even have a culture.
The reason why I am asking is that like you I am interested in invertabrate behavior. The posturing in mantis shrimp( to avoid war and loss of home) is interesting. Is it learned through experiences it has or is it via instinct. Can we even answer this nature v.s nuture question intellegently in humans? It seems that in humans behavior is a function of intellegence(not always). Is this idea not important in behavioral ecology?
Thank you for all your insites!!!!!!!!!
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