I came across this study because of QI, and I thought it sounded interesting, but the hilarious part came when someone responded to the tweet with why this was a favorite of theirs. The opening paragraph of the study.
I tried to find a link to the study for free, but was unable to do that. I was also similarly unable to find where I'd read the first paragraph of it, which is rather annoying.
It's not quite the same, but here's the opening paragraph from the UCSF Archive link below.
"Sexually deprived male fruit flies exhibit a pattern of behavior that seems ripped from the pages of a sad-sack Raymond Carver story: when female fruit flies reject their sexual advances, the males are driven to excessive alcohol consumption, drinking far more than comparable, sexually satisfied male flies."
That's basically the sum of it. There's some neuroscience to explain it if you're interested, but I didn't find anything in it worth worrying about.
If you're interested, feel free to investigate further. If you're not, you can probably at least find this hilarious.
Have fun, I'll be back soon.
Sources:
UCSF-- Archive-- Jilted Flies Drink More Alcohol
National institute for Whole Health-- Scorned Male Fruit Flies Turn to Alcohol
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