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Butterflies use optical illusions to dodge predators

78 points · 19 comments · gmays

  1. anthk · · focus · HN ↗
    This is Micheal Levin-level mind blowing. His theory can be shortened to "there's intelligence in really small discrete parts of Biological entities".
    1. suddenlybananas · · focus · HN ↗
      How is that different from just saying "evolutionary adaptive changes can seem clever".
    2. teekert · · focus · HN ↗
      Trait forms by chance, trait confers advantage, next generation has more individuals with trait. No intelligence needed to climb mount improbably, just massive parallel trial and error and selection.
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