It turns out that Oriental hornets have a freakishly high tolerance for alcohol. In fact, they have the highest-known alcohol ...

To distill the secret behind this metabolic mastery, study co-author and zoologist Dorothée Huchon led a hunt for genetic ...

To the best of our knowledge, Oriental hornets are the only animal in nature adapted to consuming alcohol as a metabolic fuel ...

The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) doesn't have to worry about assigning a designated driver on a wasp night out, or ...

A new study from the School of Zoology and Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University has revealed that the Oriental hornet is the only known animal in nature capable of consuming ...

Prepare to be astonished by the incredible alcohol tolerance of hornets. Recent research has unveiled the extraordinary ...

Now scientists say that the Oriental hornet is the "only known animal" that is capable of such a feat. Humans are relatively good at consuming alcohol – but still suffer significant effects on ...

A species of hornet that often munches on foods containing alcohol can hold its liquor, without any side effects, at levels ...

but Levin has a weakness for “animals with a bad reputation,” he says. “I like to show why they’re important — and I always fall in love with them.” Groups of hornets were routinely ...

A team of behavioral ecologists, zoologists and crop protection specialists from Tel Aviv University reports that Oriental hornets have the highest-known tolerance to alcohol in the animal kingdom.

Oriental wasps may have evolved a genetic mutation to handle their liquor, thanks to a beneficial relationship with yeast.