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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.
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.
Bumblebee species able to survive underwater for up to a week
Common eastern bumblebee queens’ ability while hibernating could help it endure flooding, scientists say
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.
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.
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.
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Dubai Underwater: Videos Show Extent of Rare Flooding in Desert City
At Dubai International Airport, the world's second-busiest and a major hub for long-haul flights to Asia, planes had to ...
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Former Naval Officer Raises Alarm About “World-Changing” Underwater UFO Captured on Video
Wetworks A report about a strange craft that appears to defy both aerial and aquatic physics is, apparently, making a splash ...
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Underwater UFOs display capability that ‘jeopardizes US maritime security,’ ex-Navy officer says
A retired rear admiral in the Navy and director of NOAA said that UFO capability to seamlessly transition from air to water ...
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Louisiana Map Shows Where State Could Be Underwater From Sea Level Rise
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created an interactive tool showing how the state's coastline could ...
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A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater
A year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing water ...
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Why Are Underwater Drones the Future of Inspection?
Underwater inspection regimes have traditionally required humans in boats. New underwater drone regimes can cut the tedium, ...
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Hibernating Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater for Up to a Week, Study Finds
Bumblebees may be more resilient than previously thought: Hibernating queen bees can survive for up to a week underwater, ...
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Deluge in Dubai. City underwater as a year's rainfall hits in just one day
Heavy rains have caused a massive flash flood in Dubai, submerging the airport underwater. Commercial premises and homes have ...
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Taiwan's Air Force Plunges Into Underwater Survival Training
Under strobing lights, a vessel carrying Taiwanese air force lieutenants plunged into an indoor pool with roiling water on ...
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