Intelligences

I arrived home, looked to the right, and noticed a spider building a web in my yard. I had caught the process mid-creation. For a moment, I watched as the spider worked, creating a masterpiece.

“How do you do that so perfectly?” I said aloud.

We often make assumptions about human intelligence compared to other living beings. But clearly, there are many kinds of intelligence and a multitude of opportunities to marvel.

—Renee Roederer