Queen Bees Survive Winter Flooding by Breathing Underwater

Bumblebee Queens Can Survive and Breathe Underwater For Over a Week By Cutting Energy Demands

Learn how bumble bee queens can stay alive underwater for over a week by minimizing their metabolism and saving energy.

Queen bees survive winter flooding by breathing underwater

Hibernation is a risky endeavor for many animals, as they can be taken away by the elements or predators. For several months of the year, queen bumblebees enter a dormant state underground called diapause. While this keeps them hidden, it leaves them vulnerable to waterlogged conditions from rainstorms and snowmelt. But that doesn't seem to be a problem.

Just Discovered! Bumblebee Queens Reveal Remarkable Niflaos HaBorei Surviving Underwater for a Week

NEW YORK (VINnews/Rabbi Yair Hoffman) – In a finding that inspires wonder at the niflaos HaBorei embedded in all of creation, researchers publishing in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B have discovered that queen bumblebees can survive fully submerged underwater for an entire week — and can even breathe while completely inundated. Mah […]

We Finally Know How Bumblebee Queens Can Survive Underwater For Days

The discovery that bumblebee queens could shake it off and emerge unscathed after more than a week submerged in water stunned scientists back in 2024. Now, a new paper reveals how they do it. Included in the bumblebee survival toolkit is the remarkable ability to extract oxygen from the water around them – literally allowing them to breathe underwater temporarily. It's a skill set that can help the heart of a colony weather a crisis such as a fl…

Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater

Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the bees survive floods.

How bumble bees survive days underwater without drowning

Insects can stay alive for up to a week in flooded nests, thanks to several tricks