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Re:Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia (2020) by MiguelHudnandez on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:43PM (#39695639)
This reminded me of Blindsight as well. The fact that intelligence does not have to present in a way that's familiar to us is important to keep in mind.

Thank you for bringing up Children of Time... off to go get it.

Re:Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia (2020) by dudinax on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @04:20PM (#39696923)
And of course the classic of Sci-Fi of unusual intelligence: Solaris by Stanislaw Lem.
Re:Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia (2020) by 7thaccount on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @03:38PM (#39696366)
One reason why I wonder if communications with extraterrestrials will ever be as simple as we hope.

We struggle to communicate with our own species and other creatures that are related to us.

Re:Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia (2020) by throwanem on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @06:33PM (#39698405)
"If a lion could speak, we could not understand him."