@metin

Not only human's:

«Yes, there are very real dangers to drunkenness among animals, yet there seems to be no shame attached to it. Except perhaps for honeybees. They are nature's hardest drinkers capable of knocking back 100% proof, or as one researcher remarked: "I know of no other organism that drinks pure ethanol, not even a college student."»

«In Australia, the summer heat ferments nectar and, according to the entomologist Errol Hassan, bees all too easily slip into alcoholism. "The bees can't find their way back to the hive, bang into trees or simply fall to the ground," he says. A drunken bee often faces disgrace back at the hive, ostracised by its teetotal fellows. "They are not allowed in by the guard bees at the entrance to the hive," Hassan says. "They are pushed away from the landing platform or attacked." And with good reason. If their fermented nectar was turned into alcoholic honey, it could end up paralysing the entire colony.»

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2001/dec/13/research.highereducation1

#honeybees #alcoholism #alcohol

Up to page 5.

Well written, fulfilling to read. Which has more than made up for the distress of reading about the destruction wrought by alcoholism on the characters introduced.

Let's have a poll about sensory perception and how we experience smells, aromas & scents.

" ... and the smell of wood smoke is articulate in the air." O. Liang

#TheTripToEchoSpring #Olfaction #Smell #Alcoholism