BBC听力 | 海洋岛屿 16

When one finds the right spot

一旦找到适当的点

It settles down to chew through a leaf.

它就落下来嚼叶子

So far, so normal.

到目前为止一切都正常

But the caterpillar is not actually swallowing the bits of leaf.

但实际上毛虫并没有咽上点叶子

It's channelling a gap between the segments.

它只是在叶片上开一个缝隙

When finished, it'll tuck itself into the space.

完成后就将自己塞进去

So what is so strange about this animal?

这个动物是不是太奇怪了？

Well, those are not your typical caterpillar feet

这些并不是典型的毛虫脚

And what follows is not your typical caterpillar behaviour.

下述也没有典型的毛虫行为

This is a carnivorous caterpillar with a vice-like hold

这是条食肉毛虫，只要能较量

And a bite to match.

就牢牢地抓住

Hawaii's numerous fruit flies

夏威夷有很多果蝇

were just too good an opportunity to ignore.

机会多得可以忽略

And the stick-like camouflage of another kind of meat-eating caterpillar

另一种食肉毛虫有着枝条般伪装

Is just as effective when ambushing prey.

实际上用来伏击正好

Nobody knows what set Hawaii's carnivorous caterpillars

没人知道为什么把夏威夷食肉毛虫放在

on this extraordinary path

这种特别的生活方式上

But it's the sort of quirky evolution that's common on isolated islands.

但是那种快速演化在孤岛上很普遍

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