Main | Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Buzzed

Australian scientists gave cocaine to bees and discovered that while high the bees acted just like human cokeheads.
"When foraging honeybees discover a particularly good source of pollen or nectar, they fly back to the hive and perform a symbolic dance for their nest mates," said Dr Andrew Barron. "This is a specialised form of communication to tell their nest mates about the rewards they have found." But after dabbing low doses of cocaine on the bees' backs before they went out, the researchers observed that when they returned they were more likely to dance for their nest mates, and performed particularly vigorous routines explaining where the food was located.
And then they bragged about their book deal and their totally sweet loft in Soho.

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