In most bumblebee species, the queens spend their winters buried underground in a tiny cavity the size of a grape. For six to nine months, they enter a deep sleep-like state called diapause, waiting ...

Bumblebee queens can survive underwater for at least a week, according to new research. This remarkable feat occurs over winter, when the insects are buried underground and have entered a ...

Throughout winter, bumble bee queens lie buried underground in diapause, in a hibernation-like state, in a form of overwintering. But as snow melts and heavy rains soak the ground each spring those ...

In most bumblebee species, the queens spend their winters buried underground in a tiny cavity the size of a grape. For six to nine months, they enter a deep sleep-like state called diapause, waiting ...