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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

Sure, when hornets do it it's "amazing" and "fascinating," but when I do it I "have a problem" and "am the worst teacher in this school."

Poor guys, no wonder they're always angry.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Sucks for them.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Hmm, interesting that ethanol has a similar effect in insects to begin with, given that their circulatory system is quite different.

I guess, at the end of the day, their circulatory system does still do the same job of transporting nutrients to cells, so it makes sense that it would also transport alcohol to nerve cells.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Is this is how synthehol is invented?

[–] eighty@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Steve Rogers would feel comforted he's not alone

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

And Barry Allen