BewilderBeasts!

Ep 98: Buzzzzzzz

PodFix Network Season 6 Episode 99

Bees make one last appearance on the show, this time getting hammered on college campuses to help scientists understand the neural pathways of human addiction.

Resources for today's episode:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmjgxj/bees-australia-get-drunk-on-fermented-nectar-and-refused-re-entry-to-hive

https://savannahbee.com/blogs/the-latest-buzz/yes-bees-can-get-drunk#:~:text=Bees%20act%20a%20lot%20like,was%20going%20and%20getting%20lost.

https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/animals/animal-facts/animals-drunk-feature/

Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) Show a Preference for the Consumption of Ethanol

Julie A. Mustard,  Ramiro Oquita,  Paulina Garza,  Alexander Stoker found via https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PgBd-F0AAAAJ&hl=en

Cocaine bees:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/23/cocaine-bees-australia-drug-research

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