• Broadfern@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Ive seen honeybees flock to the rotten fruit at an apple orchard near me and they do, in fact, get adorably drunk.

    • Mirshe@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Cedar waxwings do something similar - their favorite food is juniper berries, and usually by the time they’re migrating and need to eat a lot, those juniper berries are fermenting on the bush or have dropped off. I’ve seen bunches of these idiots just rolling around too drunk to fly.

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        7 days ago

        Weird, for me it’s the other way around
        I’m unable to fly, that makes me sad so i get drunk and roll around on the ground