Possible role for self-medication?
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Interesting stuff. What are your thoughts on the possibility that the effects of cocaine on honey bee behavior might reflect adaptations for self-medication? Other studies support possible self-medication in honey bees, e.g.:
Increased Resin Collection after Parasite Challenge: A Case of Self-Medication in Honey Bees?
Pathogen-associated self-medication behavior in the honeybee Apis mellifera
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