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Os insetos conseguiram sobreviver at\u00e9 oito dias submersos, deprimindo o seu metabolismo e usando vias anaer\u00f3bicas.<br>As rainhas parecem tamb\u00e9m realizar uma forma de respira\u00e7\u00e3o subaqu\u00e1tica, conforme indicado por uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o na concentra\u00e7\u00e3o de oxig\u00e9nio na \u00e1gua e um aumento de di\u00f3xido de carbono no ar circundante.<br>Esta descoberta revela mais uma estrat\u00e9gia de sobreviv\u00eancia extraordin\u00e1ria desta esp\u00e9cie de mamangava, que hiberna em cavidades subterr\u00e2neas com elevado risco de inunda\u00e7\u00f5es durante a esta\u00e7\u00e3o fria e chuvosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir para o texto integral do artigo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/rspb\/article\/293\/2066\/20253141\/480715\/Diapausing-bumble-bee-queens-avoid-drowning-by\" title=\"\">aqui<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As rainhas de abelh\u00f5es conseguem sobreviver durante muitos dias debaixo de \u00e1gua sem se afogarem. Os insetos foram capazes de sobreviver at\u00e9 oito dias debaixo de \u00e1gua ao deprimirem o seu metabolismo e utilizarem vias anaer\u00f3bicas.<br \/>\nAs rainhas parecem tamb\u00e9m realizar uma forma de respira\u00e7\u00e3o subaqu\u00e1tica, conforme indicado por uma redu\u00e7\u00e3o na concentra\u00e7\u00e3o de oxig\u00e9nio na \u00e1gua e um aumento de di\u00f3xido de carbono no ar circundante.<br \/>\nEsta descoberta revela mais uma estrat\u00e9gia de sobreviv\u00eancia extraordin\u00e1ria desta esp\u00e9cie de mamangava, que hiberna em cavidades subterr\u00e2neas com elevado risco de inunda\u00e7\u00f5es durante a esta\u00e7\u00e3o fria e chuvosa.<\/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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