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Daytime anesthesia gives bees jet lag

Honeybees, as stand-ins for surgery patients, show drug’s aftereffects as biorhythms get out sync

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

A widely used anesthetic gives honeybees jet lag, but only if they’re knocked out during the day.

TAGGED AND LAGGED Honeybees, carrying tags that allow for automated monitoring of their arrivals and departures from hives, showed an insect version of jet lag after daytime anesthesia.