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Une reine bourdon accumule des réserves nutritives en prévision de l’hivernage. Lucas Borg-Darveau

Comment les reines bourdons peuvent‑elles survivre plusieurs jours sous l’eau ?

Sabrina Rondeau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Charles-Antoine Darveau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Nigel Raine, University of Guelph

Un accident de laboratoire a révélé une capacité insoupçonnée des reines bourdons : elles peuvent survivre et respirer sous l’eau pendant plusieurs jours.
As rainhas de abelhões do gênero das mamangabas acumulam reservas de energia para se prepararem para o inverno: cada uma delas será responsável por fundar uma nova colônia quando a primavera chegar. (Lucas Borg-Darveau)

Cientistas descobrem como abelhas‑rainhas conseguem respirar debaixo d'água durante dias

Sabrina Rondeau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Charles-Antoine Darveau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Nigel Raine, University of Guelph

A capacidade das rainhas de espécies de mamangabas de respirar e sobreviver debaixo d'água desempenha um papel importante — e até há pouco ignorado — na resiliência de populações de abelhas ameaçadas
A queen bumblebee builds up nutrition reserves in preparation for overwintering. (Lucas Borg-Darveau)

Queen bumblebees can breathe underwater — for days. We discovered how

Sabrina Rondeau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Charles-Antoine Darveau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Nigel Raine, University of Guelph

The ability of queen bumblebees to breathe and survive underwater could play an important — and previously overlooked — role in the resilience of threatened bee populations.

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