Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast.
Sam Thomas pictured in his early twenties, before detoxing from alcohol (L), and after quitting drinking (R). Sam Thomas pictured in his early twenties, before detoxing from alcohol (L), and after ...
In practice, this means that while humans and most animals suffer alcohol poisoning after continued alcohol consumption, Oriental hornets showed no behavioral shifts or negative health effects, even ...