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Los insectos fueron capaces de sobrevivir hasta ocho d\u00edas bajo el agua al deprimir su metabolismo y utilizar v\u00edas anaer\u00f3bicas.<br>Las reinas tambi\u00e9n parecen realizar una forma de respiraci\u00f3n subacu\u00e1tica, como lo indica una reducci\u00f3n en la concentraci\u00f3n de ox\u00edgeno en el agua y un aumento de di\u00f3xido de carbono en el aire circundante.<br>Este hallazgo revela otra extraordinaria estrategia de supervivencia de esta especie de abejorro, que pasa el invierno en cavidades subterr\u00e1neas donde existe un alto riesgo de inundaci\u00f3n durante la temporada fr\u00eda y lluviosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir al texto completo del art\u00edculo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/rspb\/article\/293\/2066\/20253141\/480715\/Diapausing-bumble-bee-queens-avoid-drowning-by\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las reinas de abejorros pueden sobrevivir muchos d\u00edas bajo el agua sin ahogarse. Los insectos lograron sobrevivir hasta ocho d\u00edas bajo el agua al deprimir su metabolismo y utilizar v\u00edas anaer\u00f3bicas.<br \/>\nLas reinas tambi\u00e9n parecen realizar una forma de respiraci\u00f3n subacu\u00e1tica, como lo indica una reducci\u00f3n en la concentraci\u00f3n de ox\u00edgeno en el agua y un aumento de di\u00f3xido de carbono en el aire circundante.<br \/>\nEste hallazgo revela otra extraordinaria estrategia de supervivencia de esta especie de abejorro, que pasa el invierno en cavidades subterr\u00e1neas donde existe un alto riesgo de inundaci\u00f3n durante la temporada fr\u00eda y lluviosa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bumble bee queens can survive for many days underwater without drowning. 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