oh that's a great question! for the purpose of this list, i wouldn't add it because i'm focusing more on multi-cellular organisms and things that have at least some form of neuron and nervous system, aka sticking to the animal kingdom!! but microbes are so crazy and you've reminded me i need to read that book! i've been working with them a lot more for my current job and they may need to be my next bio-deep dive because i know there's some crazy stuff about their behavior in colonies.

oooo this looks so interesting! will have to investigate and add to this list, thanks!

oh that one looks good!! added and thanks for the rec!!

i have seen Bitch around a lot but totally forgot about it! Lucy Cooke also wrote another book specifically on animal behavior and emotion that i actually own and also forgot about 😭 Life in Colour sounds very interesting, An Immense World has a chapter on vision, but i would love to do more of a deep dive! optic neurons and cells are so cool

this looks so interesting, and def adding it, thanks for the rec!!

ty ty 🥹 it’s my fav thing to do when im bored

ahhh thank you! i’m so happy people like these little lists that my brain makes up when i’m bored 💖

my favorite of the ones i’ve read so far has definitely been An Immense World if you’re interested in it!