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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Christopher Intagliata.
They're furry, fat and hibernate all winter. Not bears — bumblebees. Specifically the queens, which emerge from hibernation in the spring to establish new colonies — a bit of a trek away.
"We knew that queens end up kilometers from the previous year's natal nest site but we didn't know anything about how they get there." Clint Perry, a cognitive biologist at Queen Mary University of London.
To observe that phenomenon in action, he and his team glued antennas to the backs of 20 bumblebee queens, which had been kept under simulated hibernation conditions. The researchers then tracked the insects with radar as they emerged from small dens in the dirt and found that bumblebees take wing for only 10 to 20 seconds before landing for much longer layovers.
"We were all surprised the bees spent so much time resting in the ground and that they seem to sleep for so much time even. I personally found it amusing and cute that they position their bodies so their head was under a leaf or under grass while their butt was still sticking out in the open."

Observations of wild bees confirmed they do this too — and that it wasn't just the transponders affecting the bees' behavior. As for how they wind up kilometers away from the previous year's nest site? Computer modeling suggests even these short random bursts of flight would do the job. The results are in the journal Scientific Reports.
The findings suggest some queen-friendly conservation ideas too: "It would likely help queen bumblebee survival if we established pollinator-friendly corridors between conserved landscape patches. That means planting more pollinator-friendly flowers and pollinator-friendly trees and flowers year-round."
The queens also take shelter in long grass and leaf litter, suggesting an intervention closer to home — if you can resist raking, that is.
Thanks for listening for Scientific American — 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata.

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经过观察，他们证实野蜂也会这样做——说明并不是应答器影响了蜜蜂的行为#]a=h%EJ44Tg,nX%Ajh。那蜂王是如何离开前一年的巢穴到数英里之外去的？计算机模型显示，即使是这种简短、随意地爆发式飞行也能做到这一点AaeS_#SZ9Rrm5。研究结果发表在《科学报告》期刊上YyKIWx[SHHA4l,|。
研究结果提出了一些有利于蜂王生存的保护理念：“如果我们在保护景观斑块之间建立‘授粉友好型’通道，这可能会有助于蜂王的生存(&|lL#she*7HHvb。也就是说，要全年种植更多有利于授粉的花和树5jz6P+E!uyPH2rB7baz。”
蜂王还会躲在长草和落叶中，这意味着家附近也能进行干预——如果你能忍住不去清理的话7Ir|&duBPWUxEwaPZ#|x。
谢谢大家收听科学美国人——60秒科学Swus4Vad1HvaZH。我是克里斯托弗·因塔利亚塔.]UKz8I^+ORFF。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. emerge from 出现；露出；
The swimmer emerged from the lake.
游泳者从湖水中浮出来Fb6^niGILe。
2. end up (通常指意外地)最终到达；
The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal.
结果引擎最终沉到了运河底cL=9KWby1v3UMRD。
3. stick out 伸出；探出；
She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him.
她做了个鬼脸，向他吐了吐舌头BR1h,G5AkC@ULbr。
4. wind up (以…)告终；
Little did I know that I would actually wind up being on the staff.
我完全没有想到自己最后竟会在这里供职|J+ny)~miB。