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Les insectes ont pu survivre jusqu'\u00e0 huit jours sous l'eau en ralentissant leur m\u00e9tabolisme et en utilisant des voies ana\u00e9robies.<br>Les reines semblent \u00e9galement effectuer une forme de respiration sous-marine, comme en t\u00e9moigne une r\u00e9duction de la concentration d'oxyg\u00e8ne dans l'eau et une augmentation du dioxyde de carbone dans l'air ambiant.<br>Cette d\u00e9couverte r\u00e9v\u00e8le une autre strat\u00e9gie de survie extraordinaire de cette esp\u00e8ce de bourdons, qui hiberne dans des cavit\u00e9s souterraines o\u00f9 il y a un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9 d'inondation pendant la saison froide et pluvieuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aller au texte int\u00e9gral de l'article scientifique <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/rspb\/article\/293\/2066\/20253141\/480715\/Diapausing-bumble-bee-queens-avoid-drowning-by\" title=\"\">ici<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les reines de bourdons peuvent survivre plusieurs jours sous l'eau sans se noyer. Les insectes ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 survivre jusqu'\u00e0 huit jours sous l'eau en ralentissant leur m\u00e9tabolisme et en utilisant des voies ana\u00e9robies.<br \/>\nLes reines semblent \u00e9galement effectuer une forme de respiration sous-marine, comme en t\u00e9moigne une r\u00e9duction de la concentration d'oxyg\u00e8ne dans l'eau et une augmentation du dioxyde de carbone dans l'air ambiant.<br \/>\nCette d\u00e9couverte r\u00e9v\u00e8le une autre strat\u00e9gie de survie extraordinaire de cette esp\u00e8ce de bourdons, qui hiberne dans des cavit\u00e9s souterraines o\u00f9 il y a un risque \u00e9lev\u00e9 d'inondation pendant la saison froide et pluvieuse.<\/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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