虫虫历险记（2024）

虫虫历险记
个头越小
The smaller you are,
生活就越变化莫测
the more unpredictable life is.
旁白配音
奥卡菲娜
只有小拇指指甲般大
Only the size of your little fingernail,
一只两周大的独角螳螂要生存到成年
a two-week-old unicorn mantis has very slim chances
是非常困难的
of surviving to adulthood.
谁也不知道它会流落何方
There's no knowing where life will take her.
因为它能不能有快乐结局 全掌握在人类手中
Because her happily ever after is in human hands.
看来它刚刚搬了家
Looks like she just moved home
搬到了德州南部一个疏于修整的后院
and ended up in a neglected backyard in South Texas.
对它来说
To her,
这里简直是西部大荒野
it's the wild, wild west.
充满了法外之徒
Full of lawless locals
以及未经探索的新领域
and new frontiers.
这后院绝对需要一点特殊关怀
Needs a bit of TLC for sure.
所以，要准备迎接一些重大转变了
So, there's gonna be some big changes around here.
小螳螂不是唯一一只需要适应的虫子
Lil' mantis isn't the only one who'll have to adapt.
整个后院里面的虫子 都面临着未知的未来
A whole host of backyard bugs face an uncertain future.
在这些来定居的人类 开始大肆整修的同时
As the human settlers begin a major makeover,
这些小生命还能保有它们的家园吗？
will there still be a home for little lives, too?
勇闯后院
在世界各地的村镇和城市里
In towns and cities across the world,
我们的后院成为了仅剩的绿地
our backyards are some of the only green spaces left,
因此我们在后院做的事 都对这些小生物有巨大的影响
so what we do in them has a huge impact on tiny creatures.
春天是整理后院的季节
Springtime is backyard clearing time.
占据了后院的可不只是杂草
It's not just weeds that have taken over.
这地方已经被入侵了
This place has been invaded
入侵者是德州最不受欢迎的虫子之一
by one of the most unwanted bugs in Texas.
火蚁
The fire ant.
它不只会咬人
She not only stings,
还很喜欢占据我们的地盘
she also has a habit of taking over our spaces.
它的蚂蚁祖先源自南美洲
Her "ant-cestors" are from South America,
但大约在一百年前
but they were accidentally introduced to the US
意外被引进美国
around 100 years ago.
从此，它们的踪迹遍布了南方各州
Since then, they've spread across every southern state,
循序占领一个个后院
one backyard at a time.
也许我们不喜欢它们
We may not like them,
但它们爱死我们了
but they love us.
或至少，爱死我们的食物了
Well, our food at least.
它有平常昆虫五倍之多的气味受器
With five times more scent receptors than most insects,
嗅觉非常敏锐
she's good at sniffing it out.
但是要喂饱它的家人 意味着要面对我们这些巨人
But feeding her family means braving us giants.
加油！
Go, go, go!
有了！
Score!
这足够喂饱它一家万口
Enough to feed a family of 10,000.
但要搬回去，它就需要一点帮忙了
Gonna need some help hauling it, though.
得赶快回家告诉大伙这个好消息
Better get home to tell them the good news.
它的蚁群目前在这个 废弃的水景装饰扎营安家
Her colony has set up camp in this disused water feature.
近来食物量并不是很充分
It hasn't been easy to keep everyone fed.
不过最近有人类搬进来了
But now the humans have moved in,
看来它们也要时来运转了
looks like their fortunes may change.
转好或转坏，还很难说
For better or for worse.
屋主们忙于修缮后院
Backyard maintenance is keeping the new homeowners busy.
小螳螂也没闲着
Lil' mantis has her work cut out, too.
再四个月它就成年
With only four months to reach adulthood
可以生自己的宝宝了
and have babies of her own,
在这之前它可要好好长大
she has a lot of growing to do.
所以是时候开始狩猎了
So, it's time to start hunting.
注意身后呀，小螳螂！
Watch your back, lil' mantis!
一只跳蛛
A jumping spider.
足足它的两倍大
Twice her size
而且饥饿难耐
and very hungry.
它视力绝佳
She has excellent vision,
但跳蛛的视力更好
but not as good as his.
它用头部中♥央♥那四只 堪比长焦镜头的眼睛
With four middle eyes that work like telephoto lenses,
锁定了目标
he pinpoints his target.
要逃脱可不容易
There's no easy escape.
跳蛛是穷追不舍的猎食者
Jumping spiders are pursuit predators,
而且具有可以感测动态的侧眼
and with motion-detecting side eyes,
能够追踪螳螂的一举一动
he follows her every move.
所幸，一动也不动
Luckily, staying very, very still
是螳螂的天性
comes naturally to a mantis.
每避开一个危机
With each danger avoided,
它活到成年的机会就又增加了
her chances of reaching adulthood increase.
但前方的路途还很遥远
But she still has a way to go.
另一只虫光是抵达这里 就历经了长途跋涉
Another insect has already come a long way just to get here.
这只帝王斑蝶刚抵达了
This monarch butterfly is on the first leg
从墨西哥前往加拿大 三千英里迁徙的第一站
of a 3,000-mile migration from Mexico to Canada.
它现在需要休息、补充能量
Now she needs to rest and refuel.
而我们的后院正好有它所需的东西
And our backyard has just what she's looking for.
甜美的花蜜
Ah, sweet nectar.
这株植物对帝王斑蝶来说 是一根救命稻草
This plant is a lifeline for the monarchs.
但对很多人来说 它只是一株需要除掉的杂草
But for many of us, it's just a weed that needs to go.
然而仔细观察，你会发现这些乳草
But look closer, and you'll see that milkweed
在我们的后院中是不可或缺的
has an important place in our backyard.
现今，野外的乳草越来越少了
And now that it's getting rarer in the wild,
上百万帝王斑蝶的生存就更加依赖着
millions of monarchs are more dependent on gardens
还长有乳草的花♥园♥了
where it still grows.
大地回春 帝王斑蝶的迁徙也随之暂停
As spring progresses, the monarch migration hits pause.
它们的注意力集中到了其他事情上
And their minds turn to other things.
再不久就会…
It's not long before...
你懂的
Well, you get the idea.
大饱眼福啊！
Oh, yeah!
但是帝王斑蝶要繁殖是很费力气的
But making more monarchs takes a lot of energy.
看来它要在这边多休息一阵子了
Looks like she may be resting here a while longer.
勤奋不懈的小火蚁正努力着
The industrious little fire ant is working hard
帮忙蚁群定居下来
to help her colony settle in.
它照顾孩子
She's caring for the kids,
清理环境
keeping the place clean,
它的家族正快速壮大
and her family is growing fast.
与此同时，这个池畔景点
Meanwhile, this lakeside location
变得越来越有情调
has become totally bougie.
是时候锦上添花 把水景装饰开起来了
Time to top it off and turn on that water feature.
快！全员出动！
Quick! All hands on deck!
把小孩抱起来！
Grab a baby!
把它们带到高处！
Get them to higher ground!
但很快这边就将被水淹没
But soon, this whole place will be submerged.
它们的一线生机就是彼此靠拢
Their only chance is to stick together.
这是它们从原本的热带雨林家园
These are instinctive survival skills
习来的求生本能
from their natural rain forest home.
它们正在组成一个活体救生艇
They're forming a living life raft.
虫虫世界里 每天都发生着戏剧性的变化
Every day, many dramas are unfolding in bug world.
而我们浑然不知
And they totally pass us by.
难以置信的是，它们还团结在一起
Incredibly, they're still together.
藉由带蜡、防水的身体内
Kept afloat with air bubbles
保有的气泡来漂浮
trapped by their waxy, waterproof bodies.
但不可避免地，有几只还是分离了
But inevitably some get separated,
掉到汪♥洋♥大海中
cast adrift in a vast ocean.
现在蚂蚁们需要赶紧上岸
Now the ants need to get ashore,
但方圆几里内都没有陆地
but there's no land for miles.
至少，从蚂蚁看来是如此
Well, ant miles at least.
喂！手下留情啊！
Hey! Not so heavy with the hands!
不过，这也许正是它们需要的调整
Actually, that could be just the steer they needed.
顶着那猫王发型好像有点太头重脚轻
But that Elvis hair is getting a little top-heavy.
不好了！
Oh, no!
它落海了
Our girl's gone overboard.
快游，拼命游！
Swim, swim for your life!
再往前一点
Just a little closer.
好了，蚂蚁小艇重组完成
Okay, ant raft reassemble.
全部往同一边划
All paddle in the same direction.