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1. imjonse · 1789896655 · focus · HN ↗

   Unsurprisingly, mammals (not just humans) also fear death and are very distressed when being lead to slaughter and seeing their peers go down before them.

   1. Kuyawa · 1789921090 · focus · HN ↗

      Ants don't walk in line over the stove. It may not be fear, but there is something hardwired that tells them not too, or they would be extinct long ago

      Applies to all living organisms

      1. TrainedMonkey · 1789928805 · focus · HN ↗

         Speaking of ants having a survival instinct, ant death spirals are a thing. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;simple.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ant_mill" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;simple.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ant_mill

         1. moomoo11 · 1789947772 · focus · HN ↗

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         2. genxy · 1789969158 · focus · HN ↗

            I think it is not unlike a crush involving lots of humans in a confined space.
      2. pixl97 · 1789940688 · focus · HN ↗

         We see roundworms with decentralized nervous systems show chemical traces of fear, so it is actually hardwired deep in organisms and has been there a very, very long time. Fear is just too useful as a survival mechanism.

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