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  • Human emotions are subjective; comparative cognition explores animal emotion-like states.
  • Invertebrates, particularly insects, are increasingly studied for behaviors resembling emotions.
  • Interpreting invertebrate behavior with emotion-related terms raises concerns of anthropocentrism.

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  • To critically review the controversial topic of emotions in invertebrates.
  • To re-evaluate claims of emotion-like states in insects, considering recent findings.
  • To propose cautious interpretations of invertebrate behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on invertebrate emotions.
  • Analysis of findings on bumblebee responses to unexpected rewards.
  • Survey of similar claims for other invertebrates.

Main Results:

  • Bumblebees exhibit positive emotion-like responses to unexpected sucrose rewards.
  • Some studies apply emotion terminology to invertebrate behavior, potentially anthropocentrically.
  • Experimental caveats may limit definitive conclusions about insect emotions.

Conclusions:

  • Attributing emotion-like states to insects like bees requires caution.
  • Motivational drives may offer a more parsimonious and less anthropocentric explanation.
  • Further rigorous experimentation is needed to validate emotion-related terminology in invertebrates.