But for a long time, most people, and even leading experts, have naturally assumed that insects don't think, but simply act according to "instinct," and that instinct makes them blind automatons.
然而長期以來，一般人甚至知名學者，都想當然爾地認定：昆蟲不會思考，牠們只是依照「本能」來行事，而本能的行為是盲目的，就像自動機器一樣。