For example, fruit flies intentionally lay their eggs in substances that have ethanol. This protects the eggs from parasites.

Why are parasites ecologically important? Parasites can shape community structure through their effects on trophic interactions, food webs, competition, biodiversity, and keystone species.

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving "drunk" after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ...

It's long been known that occasionally wild animals inadvertently get drunk from snacking on ferment fruits. Turns out though ...

Due to damage in the digestive tract caused by the internal parasites, digestion of the nutrients is disrupted, and the ...

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving “drunk” after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ...

whydahs), to total loss of breeding by the abandonment of parasitized broods (cowbirds, cuckoos), the eviction of all host eggs by the early-hatching parasites (cuckoos), or the killing of host ...

Researchers question the belief that animal alcohol consumption is accidental, suggesting many species habitually ingest ...

and an insect egg that has been parasitized by a wasp. You can check out the full list of winners, as well as several honorable mentions, here.

Now, the human brain may be vulnerable to being parasitized in the same kind of way as the cell is by DNA viruses, and as computers are by computer viruses. An example would be the chain letter ...

Humoral immune responses involve the production of antibodies by B-lymphocytes and the cell-mediated immune response involves the destruction of "self cells gone wrong" (tumor cells, parasitized cells ...

Animals may be getting intoxicated on alcohol produced in nature more often than we realize, new research suggests.