Is that why they do it?  Sometimes I wonder if cat food can  turn
rancid in the can  even though it has never been  opened until just
now.  Is that possible?  if its really really cold my cat gets under
the duvet too.  cats do train us.  They carefully watch everything
being the most curious creatures on earth probably and then figure out
how to get the reaction they want. Its really incredible how a ten
pound creature can be so brave and exert so much influence on a great
big human being.

cats, like all animals in my belief, have a complex range of emotions
and thoughts.

i think the food thing (turning away from it after pestering) may be
because animals watch us eat a wide variety of food stuffs and they want
to do the same...

My cat doesn't like being stroked all the time. Only sometimes. When
she wants. (If a stranger comes up and strokes her she will sometimes
bite/scratch)

Often when I'm snoozing, she approaches my chest purring away. If I
stroke her head, she edges forward and sticks her head under the
duvet. At this point I can not only hear the purring, I can feel the
vibrations. The purring combined with the texture of her fur is really
nice.

If she feels I am not stroking her enough, she caresses my cheek/neck
with the back of her head.

This act makes my heart melt. (I must be such a sucker).

Sometimes she rests on top of my thigh, and curls up into a circle. If
I then call her name or gently stroke the back of her head she comes
up and tries to get under the duvet.

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At all other times she is averse to being stroked/touched. I mean you
couldn't just walk up to her and pick her up for a cuddle, for
example.

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Her behaviour when she wants food:

she meows loudly / walks and rubs her side against the leg of whoever
is in the kitchen.

When she is then given a bowl of food (from the tin) she sometimes
just looks at it and then walks away. wtf? Other times, she'll tuck
into it.

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When there is a fly/wasp in the room:

She has to kill it. She will leap up from the floor up against a
window/wall/ door and trap the insect with her claws. She then appears
to eat it. (Er.. gross) I can't imagine insects are very nutritious or
appetizing to cats. I can only imagine she does this because she's
bored?

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Being friends with other cats

She hates all other cats and will square up to any feline. In fact,
the fur around her face/neck stands up and she becomes more courageous
when I am around. She's a dainty little thing and would easily loose
in a fight against a large male cat, for example. But when I'm there
she'll happily start a conflict (if the other cat comes anywhere near
my front door).

But she's even hostile to other cute little cats. Why is she so
antisocial?

She is really beautiful. I love her so much.