hibernation

The research employed a combination of field and laboratory studies, starting with quantifying pesticide residues at suitable hibernation sites for bumble bee queens on Ontario farms.

Because white-nose syndrome causes bats to shed fat during hibernation, the idea is that heftier bats will better withstand the often fatal physiological disruption, according to Frick.

It infects their skin and causes them to awaken from their winter hibernation early, often either freezing or starving to death.

While there’s some pretty lighting in the hibernation pods, the creative choices made around John’s hallucinations are predictable and pat.

When it’s chilly, they chill out to conserve energy — going into a type of insect hibernation called overwintering, Gonzalez said.