BEES CAN LIVE UNDERWATER FOR A WEEK

Today in Science News: Canadian scientists researching bumblebees have discovered that bees can to survive underwater for up to a week. A study published in the journal Biology Letters described how scientists from Canada’s University of Guelph accidentally submerged hibernating queen common eastern bumblebees in water, and were astonished to find that they had survived. Study author Nigel Raine, a professor in the school of environmental sciences, said that it was “really surprising.” “They’re not really designed to be underwater,” he said.
* Not designed to be underwater. See how smart you can get with 12 years of college?
* Yeah. “Accidentally” left the bees underwater.
* They survived okay, but all six of their little legs were really pruny.
* Once the murder hornets hear this, we’re doomed.