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07 Nov 04 - 11:16 PM (#1320125) Subject: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Shanghaiceltic I wann be a bee and have my PhD. I could've told them this and saved money. Alternatively they could experiment on me. Better watch out for the ones with a bottle a day habit. The buzz: Bees bumble when drunk THE HARTFORD COURANT You might not want to sit next to these drunks at your local bar. In order to study the effects of alcohol on human behavior, scientists at Ohio State University in Columbus have been getting bees drunk. Honeybees were placed in harnesses made from pieces of drinking straws and then observed as scientists gave them different doses of ethanol - from the equivalent of a glass of wine to several shots of 100 percent grain alcohol. To the surprise of no one, the bees receiving the most ethanol spent the least time grooming, walking or flying. Instead, they spent the most time flipped upside-down. "They couldn't coordinate their legs well enough to flip themselves back over again," said Julie Mustard, a postdoctoral entomologist and lead author of the report presented recently at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego. "Honeybees are very social animals, which makes them a great model for studying the effects of alcohol in a social context," said Geraldine Wright, a postdoctoral student at Ohio State and co-author of the study. "Many people get aggressive when they are drunk. We want to learn if ethanol consumption makes the normally calm, friendly honey bee more aggressive." |
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07 Nov 04 - 11:23 PM (#1320127) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Ebbie But are they allowed to smoke? And what are the hours, I wonder. |
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08 Nov 04 - 04:24 AM (#1320208) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Dead Horse You'd think that after all the time fruit flies have put in on the nastier side of experimentation, that they would be entitled to a nice plum job, just once in a while! |
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08 Nov 04 - 04:37 AM (#1320213) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Georgiansilver I just started to think about honey with a high alcohol content instead of the welfare of those poor bees which are being experimtented on. Wonder if they enjoy it.... Best wishes. |
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08 Nov 04 - 04:37 AM (#1320214) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie 2 bees or not 2 bees? that is the 'hic' question. How am I supposed to count the damn things when they keep keep flying aroung upside down? 'hic' Giok |
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08 Nov 04 - 06:18 AM (#1320256) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: MBSLynne The bit about spending the most time flipped upside down, and not being able to co-ordinate their legs to get the right way up sounds awfully familiar.........Do they slur when they buzz? |
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08 Nov 04 - 06:36 AM (#1320267) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: sledge Do they suffer from the urge to go and eat a kebab following their binge? Sledge |
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08 Nov 04 - 06:42 AM (#1320270) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: jacqui.c And how would the poor little things cope with a 'hair of the dog'? |
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08 Nov 04 - 07:50 AM (#1320312) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie If it drinks, and does a secret dance it may be a free Mason Bee Giok |
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08 Nov 04 - 08:22 AM (#1320335) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: GUEST,Seaking Were they a bit waspy afterwards ? |
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08 Nov 04 - 08:34 AM (#1320346) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie A friend in mead is a friend indeed. Giok |
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08 Nov 04 - 08:56 AM (#1320364) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Dave Hanson A friend in need is a feckin nuisance. eric |
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08 Nov 04 - 09:35 AM (#1320401) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Rapparee Do they get amorous and start puttin' the moves on the queen? Do the worker bees have greater sick time and decreased productivity? Are there tiny little AA meetings for the bees that we can view -- AA bee sees, so to speak? |
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08 Nov 04 - 07:05 PM (#1320830) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: skipy sorry Goik, what did you say "Honey" |
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08 Nov 04 - 07:16 PM (#1320847) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Bill D ah...another amazing study! "Alcohol makes living things behave strangely!" goes along with the OLD study about why children fall off of tricycles..(the old type, like when I was a kid)...turns out kids are not too coordinated and tricycles had a high center of gravity and only 3 wheels. |
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08 Nov 04 - 07:18 PM (#1320851) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Blissfully Ignorant Has Eric the Half a Bee been informed of this? Did he participate? Maybe he had a half and half... |
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09 Nov 04 - 04:51 AM (#1321246) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Gurney If I were a bee, I'd prefer to be a drone (the females do all the work!) but not around jOhn's place. He skwashes bees. He admits it! |
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09 Nov 04 - 04:54 AM (#1321248) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Dave Hanson Drones are infertile. eric |
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09 Nov 04 - 05:00 AM (#1321256) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie Maybe they should be drinking Cote du Drhone! Giok |
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09 Nov 04 - 08:14 AM (#1321332) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: MBSLynne Infertility means not having to say you're sorry... |
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09 Nov 04 - 09:07 AM (#1321364) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie I know; great innit! Giok |
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09 Nov 04 - 11:28 AM (#1321501) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Georgiansilver Yeah but who wants to be a hasbeen when you can be a a wanna bee!!! |
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09 Nov 04 - 02:19 PM (#1321709) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie Lack of fertility has nothing to do with lack of virility. Giok [IFB] |
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09 Nov 04 - 02:24 PM (#1321714) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: GUEST,Chief Chaos |
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09 Nov 04 - 02:27 PM (#1321717) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: GUEST,Chief Chaos Oops! I wonder, If any of the bees were allergic to the alcohol... Would they break out in hives? And their lack of grooming doesn't surprise me, they probably can't find their honey combs! Ah, but I guess I'm just beeswaxing poetic here. |
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09 Nov 04 - 02:27 PM (#1321719) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Megan L zzzzzzzub zzzzzzzzzzub zzzzzzzzzzzzub ouch |
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09 Nov 04 - 03:17 PM (#1321782) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie Jings crivens help ma boab Megan lassie thon's an awfu' auld joke hen! Giok |
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09 Nov 04 - 04:20 PM (#1321855) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Megan L ah kenn but ahm fair wabbit an faur ower wearied tae be clever :) |
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10 Nov 04 - 04:45 AM (#1322321) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Dave Hanson Right, now beehave your selves. eric |
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10 Nov 04 - 05:07 AM (#1322334) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie Don't you mean beehive yourselves? Giok |
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10 Nov 04 - 05:07 AM (#1322336) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: Dave Bryant As the late Arthur Askey used to sing: Oh, what a wonderful thing to be, A healthy grown up busy busy bee; Whiling away all the passing hours Pinching all the pollen from the cauliflowers. I'd like to be a busy little bee, Being as busy as a bee can be. Flying around the garden brightest ever seen, Taking back the honey to the dear old queen. (Chorus): Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee, Bz if you like but don't sting me, Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee, Buzz if you like, but don't sting me! Oh, what a wonderful thing to be, A healthy grown up busy busy bee. Toying with the tulips, tasting every type, Building up the honey-comb that looks like tripe. I'd like to be a busy little bee, Being just as busy as a bee can be, Flying all around in the wild hedgerows, Stinging all the cows upon the parson's nose! Oh, what a wonderful thing to be, A healthy grown up busy busy bee, Visiting the picnics quite a little tease, Raising little lumps on the maiden's knees. I'd like to be a busy little bee Being with the butterfly strong upon the wing. Whooppee! O death, where is thy sting? (Chorus): Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee, Bz if you like but don't sting me, Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee, Buzz if you like, but don't sting me! Oh, what a wonderful thing to be, A nice obedient busy busy bee, To be a good bee one must contrive, For bees in a beehive must behive. But maybe I wouldn't be a bee, Bees are allright when alive you see, But when bees die you really should see 'em Pinned on a card in a dirty museum. Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee, Bz if you like but don't sting me, Bz bz bz bz, honey bee, honey bee, Bz if you like but if you sting me I'll wack ye With this dirty great newspaper! |
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10 Nov 04 - 05:19 AM (#1322343) Subject: RE: BS: I wanna be a bee......... From: John MacKenzie Before my time Dave (¦;¬{)> Giok [Hello playmates!] |