This queen bee can survive underwater for a week
Insects tend to avoid winters by going into diapause, a temporary state of dormancy. In the case of bumblebees, the queens go into a deep sleep while the workers and males perish. Her survival is then critical because she has to create a new colony in the next season.
Bees can survive for a week underwater
Bees can survive underwater for up to a week, scientists have found, after accidentally submerging some of the insects in a previous experiment.
Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater
Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on by climate change that threaten their winter hibernation burrows.
Some bumblebees can survive underwater for up to a week, new study shows
An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’ remarkable ability to survive underwater for up to a week.
Hibernating bumblebee queens have a superpower: Surviving for days underwater
After some bumblebee queens were accidentally submerged in water and survived, researchers found them to be surprisingly tolerant of flooding.
Hibernating Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater for Up to a Week, Study Finds
Hibernating queen bees can survive for up to a week underwater, researchers report Wednesday in the journal Biology Letters. Researchers learned of the insects’ surprising superpower by accident. The discovery unfolded while ecologist Sabrina Rondeau was investigating the effects of
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