usually we talking about insects that are little more than muscle automata
i think you vastly underestimate the complexity and engineering in insects and microorganisms
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jol@discuss.tchncs.de 22 hours agoHm, I disagree. Most complex animals we know are kinda big. When you get to the size of this lizard, usually we talking about insects that are little more than muscle automata. When we think of lizards, we think of of animals with a level of complex personality we can identify with.
When something complex is this minified, it is amazing. If you don’t think so, maybe you lost some sense of awe in life.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 17 hours ago
MotoAsh@piefed.social 19 hours ago
Again, it is amazing … but because we cannot fathom how big it still is.
I’d give you a Vulkan, “neat, curious even, but not mind blowing”, as to what I mean a truly aware response would be.
It’s neat, but if you’re aware of the developmental stages of even just human babies, it’s really not surprising nor unique as to how small something with such differentiated parts is.