Cocaine can be used to repel insects but in a recent study done researches found out that Honeybees can actually become addicted to the Cocaine and they even show signs of withdrawal. Once on the cocaine they start to dance (which is a way they use to communicate) very energetically. What amazed me was that they actually showed signs of withdrawal and they actually act in the same manner as a Human coke addict would. Check out what The Guardian said about the study below and remember to stop giving your bees coke.

“The research, carried out at Macquarie University in Sydney, examined the behaviour of the bees after returning from a trip looking for food.

“When foraging honeybees discover a particularly good source of pollen or nectar, they fly back to the hive and perform a symbolic dance for their nest mates,” said Dr Andrew Barron. “This is a specialised form of communication to tell their nest mates about the rewards they have found.”

But after dabbing low doses of cocaine on the bees’ backs before they went out, the researchers observed that when they returned they were more likely to dance for their nest mates, and performed particularly vigorous routines explaining where the food was located.

The dance language gave Barron and his colleagues an indication of what was going on in the bees’ brains. Rather like a cokehead in a crowded nightclub, cocaine made the bees much more enthusiastic communicators. This was not simply because they were generally more energetic: the extra enthusiasm was in order to communicate with nest mates.”