Do fruit flies use alcohol to cope with sexual rejection?

New research finds that dejected male flies seek booze when rejected by the ladies. The findings could help humans fight addiction more successfully

A fruit fly hovering near your rotting papaya may be looking to drown his sorrows in its alcoholic content.
(Image credit: Nigel Cattlin/Visuals Unlimited/Corbis)

Love got you down? You're not alone. New research finds that the tiny male fruit fly, when rejected by a flirty female bug, sometimes drowns his sorrow in booze. Here, a look at the study:

So the bugs are sad?

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