Mites have a bewilderingly diverse variety of lifestyles , from parasites to predators , gall - formers to sap - suckers 螨虫有着千变万化、令人迷惑的生存方式,从寄生虫到掠食者,从寄居在植物上的虫瘿到吸取树液为生的小虫。
Ever since the anatomic homo sapiens intruded southeast asia 40 , 000 years ago , human beings has been the hunters and competitors of orang 自从4万年前解剖学意义上的现代人侵入东南亚以来,人类就一直是猩猩的掠食者和竞争者。
Tennyson ' s well - known description of nature as “ red in tooth and claw ” conjures up dramatic moments in the prey - predator relationship 英国诗人丁尼生对大自然的著名描述红牙血爪,令人想起掠食者与被掠食者间的惊悚时刻。
Even at less than 10mm , this “ small ” ground beetle larva is a huge and powerful predator to the tiny springtail in its jaws 这种“小”步行虫的幼虫虽然体长不足10毫米,可对于被它擒在颚中的微小的弹尾虫来说,却是雄伟有力的掠食者。
Masters of disguise , scorpion fish use cryptic coloring and specialized appendages to help them hide from predators and surprise prey 作为乔装高手,天蝎鱼用隐秘的着色和适合于隐身的肢体帮助它们避免被掠食者发现和躲避随时会遇到的袭击。
Besides the numerous diseases that cats who roam outdoors can catch , there are dangers posed by dogs , wildlife and the scariest predator of all , humans 除了多种疾病外,在户外流浪的猫会遇到很多危险,包括狗,野生动植物和最可怕的掠食者? ?人。
Without genetic variability a species lacks the capacity to evolve and cannot adapt to changes in its environment or to new predators and new diseases 没有遗传变异,一个物种就缺乏进化的能力并且无法适应它环境的改变或新的掠食者或是新的疾病。
Companions in groups can cooperate to watch for alert , when the groups are chased by the predators , the target can be blurred to spare chances for survival 大集团的群居活动,同伴可以分工警戒,遭到追逐而全群奔逃时,也可以分散掠食者的注意目标以争取求生的机会。
Compare the anti - predator strategies of several different species : rat , prairie dog , ground squirrel , meerkat , gazelle or other antelope or deer , and vervet monkey 比较一些不同物种躲避掠食者的策略?老鼠,草原犬鼠,地松鼠,海岛猫鼬,岩羚或其他羚羊或鹿和草原猴。
One look at these menacing predators ? with their armored , lizard - like bodies , muscular tails , and powerful jaws ? and it is obvious they are envoys from the distant past 看一眼这种恐怖的掠食者(装甲般的身躯,肌肉发达的尾和强有力的爪) ,很明显它们有一段遥远的历史。