He said: ‘We were sweep netting and spotted something that at first looked like a grasshopper.
他说:“一开始我们以为网到的是蝗虫。”
‘But when we got it back to the laboratory it became clear it was a cockroach, closely related to the common roach but with sophisticated hind legs and the ability to jump many times its own height.
“不过在带回实验室之后我们才发现这是只蟑螂,与通常所见的蟑螂非常类似,不过后腿非常发达,跳跃能力很强。”
‘For some people it could be an unpleasant thought but in reality the cockroach is misunderstood.
“对一些人来说,蟑螂十分招人厌,但蟑螂其实是被“误解”了。”
‘There are at least 4,000 species of them and of them just two are the kind that live in drains or sewage lines and cause problems for humans.
“地球上至少有4000种蟑螂,仅有其中的两种是生存在污水沟与排水道中,给人类造成困扰。”
The insect has now been added to a list of more than 4,000 known cockroach species - and so far, it is the only one that can jump.
然而就在这4000中蟑螂中,这还是目前所发现了唯一一种能够跳跃的。
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