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According to the Interwebs, acetaldehyde's toxicity to insects is apparently less studied. Presumably these hornets can take it in stride.
by ioblomov 2y ago
According to the Interwebs, acetaldehyde's toxicity to insects is apparently less studied. Presumably these hornets can take it in stride.
- aithrowawaycomm 2y agoIt seems quite toxic in fruit flies if the hydrogenase has been disabled: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/096517489290115U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/096517... So to get to OP's point, I am assuming that if the hornets couldn't detoxify acetaldehyde, then they would exhibit some sort of "hangover" even if it didn't kill them. But even the 80% ABV hornets seemed totally unaffected.