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

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

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

A new study from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University has revealed that ...

These hornets are highly aggressive and can deliver multiple stings ... These tiny ticks attach to the skin of humans and ...

But animal nutrition researcher Sofia Bouchebti, now at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, suspected that hornets and wasps might tolerate alcohol better—or even use it as a food source.

A recent study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) unveils a surprising biological feat of the Oriental hornet: it appears to be ...

Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast.

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

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 ...

A species of hornet that often munches on foods containing alcohol can hold its liquor, without any side effects, at levels that no other known animal can tolerate. “This is crazy,” says study ...