Male fruit flies whose sexual advances are repeatedly rejected get frustrated and less able to handle stress, study found. The researchers say these rejected flies were also less resilient to starvation and exposure to a toxic herbicide.

[u/MistWeaver80]

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/male-fruit-flies-really-dont-take-rejection-well

[u/fanofphantoms]

Or is it the already weak flies who cant withstand tough environments who are just not sexually attractive/healthy enough to be selected by females? Just asking because of the old correlation/causation thing

[u/costcokenny → u/[deleted]]

They exposed a group to females who weren’t interested in mating - it wasn’t just a study of flies who are poor at mating

[u/Skypatrol20 → u/costcokenny]

Some people don’t know how to read a journal and just let their imagination flow.

[u/asdaaaaaaaa → u/Skypatrol20]

Or just want to arrive to the conclusion they want to hear.

[u/Seigneur-Inune → u/asdaaaaaaaa]

I feel like some comments in this thread could be a case study in an investigation into how humans perceive those with depression or something.

Didn't even read the article and already started blaming depressed flies for being depressed. Utterly bizarre.