Tasmanian government officials have told BBC News that crop circles in their medically grown opium fields have been caused by intoxicated wallabies.

Australia supplies 50 percent of the world’s legally-grown opium, says BBC News. Locals believed the crop circles in the opium fields to be a form of alien communication. Wallabies, and other animals getting into the fields, eating the crops, becoming “high as a kite” then wandering around in circles are the real cause according to the article.

The Twitterverse replied with amusement:

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   Phobophilia (Hobart) @secretplanet It wasn’t wallabies making the crop circles! It was STONED ALIENS! Take me to your dealer! 25 Jun 2009 from web in reply to secretplanet
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   BedazzledInk (California) @simpson_k Stoned Wallabies — isn’t that a punk rock group from the ‘70? 25 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to simpson_k
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   momcatPam (Undisclosed) I luv it! Next they’ll find it was wallabies in England, too! 25 Jun 2009 from twhirl
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   caramiaculpa (Undisclosed) Wallabies were my fave @ the zoo when I was a kid, so seeing them stoned on opium would be kinda fun. http://tr.im/pJ4s 25 Jun 2009 from twidroid
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   kstar0076 (San Francisco, California) We have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles. http://tinyurl.com/lqcdff 25 Jun 2009 from web
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   f1nlay (United Kingdom) What makes crop circles? Wallabies on smack it seems…. http://bit.ly/GwYn4 25 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck
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   SereneCaffeine @ememmyem (Portland, Oregon) LOL! It’s not every day that you hear someone say that wallabies are getting stoned and making crop circles!! Ha ha ha! 25 Jun 2009 from twhirl in reply to ememmyem

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