Mollusks react to stimuli - not think about it. Intelligence??????

Bill F.

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From: "Art Weil" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: Question Man asks--


> Dear All;- (---at least---most)
>     I was wondering if there have been any studies indicating
> differences in intelligence among mollusks. Forget species. Are Cones
> smarter than Cowries? Can Murex out-spell Volute?
>     Let's pass on the Octopi. We know about them. And you all know about
> Archie Toothless, the giant Squid who lives in my basement and beats me
> at chess. (He loved the recent mid-west flooding.)
>     I know we are talking about minimal thinking ability---but have any
> mollusks demonstrated any ability to make a beneficial choice---as
> opposed to instinct?
>         Q'Man