Talk:Reefback Leviathan/@comment-37167627-20181012150327/@comment-39225460-20190919155708

Full sentience would be human level intelligence. Insects in the other hand dont even have a real brain, just a basic nervus system and they act purley on instinct. Low - level sentience means the creature is aware of itself and others and is able to understand that they are life forms Like itself. Although they are often socile and show problem solving abilities they have no higher ethical or religeous beliefs ( with the possible exception of elephants and apes ). Also the term   " invertebrates " is highly inspecific. While a insects only have a very limited intelligence, cephalapods are pretty damn clever.

P.S. Just because an animal is less intelligent than another does not mean that they are inferior or have a lesser right to exist.

P.P.S

Please do not turn this into a discussion about the definition of intelligence. I am very aware that doing so is a highly complex matter.