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Sexually Rejected Flies Turn To Booze

Posted by samzenpus on from the you've-lost-that-buzzing-feeling dept.

sciencehabit writes "Offer a male fruit fly a choice between food soaked in alcohol and its nonalcoholic equivalent, and his decision will depend on whether he's mated recently or been rejected by a female. Flies that have been given the cold shoulder are more likely to go for the booze, researchers have found. It's the first discovery, in fruit flies, of a social interaction that influences future behavior."

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  1. Was it unexpected? by oreiasecaman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess if I were a sexually-deprived fly I would be drinking too... just like I do as a sexually-deprived basement dweller

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  2. He's not drinking as compensation. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's just to make the un-attractive fruit flies around look better.

  3. There's a Reason by perry64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably like most /. readers, he needs the alcohol to get up the nerve to approach the female fly.

  4. Time flies like an arrow... by aldo.gs · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... fruit flies like a bottle of booze.

  5. Not surprising by InsectOverlord · · Score: 5, Funny

    It must suck to be sexually rejected AND lack hands.

  6. In related news ... by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... flies get shit-faced.

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