虫虫历险记（2024）

它每天都会建造
Every day she creates
自然界最精细的结构之一
one of the most elaborate structures in nature.
一小时内
In just one hour,
它已经吐出了30码长的丝
she spins 30 yards of silk.
连接2500个节点后
After weaving 2,500 attachments,
它的杰作大功告成了
her masterpiece is complete.
陷阱设置完毕
Her trap is set.
在下面，马儿的放松时间到了
Just below, it's horsey spa time.
有健康的零食
There's healthy snacks.
好吃！
Mmm, hay!
还有超棒的梳毛服务
And a fab grooming service.
但是当有不速之客时
But it's hard to relax
真的很难放松
when you're getting unwanted attention.
这座农庄已是吸血螫蝇的温床了
This farm is a breeding ground for blood-sucking stable flies.
螫蝇可以用它们锋利、尖锐的长嘴
Using a sharp, stab by proboscis...
喝下高达体重三倍的血
they drink triple their body weight in blood.
老天，被叮到的话可痛了
And, man, that bite hurts.
抓到一只！
Got one!
把它用蛛丝层层包裹
Wrap it in silk,
用毒液瘫痪它
paralyze it with venom,
接着以消化性的呕吐物把它液化
then liquefy it with digestive vomit.
最潮的螫蝇奶昔
Mmm! The sickest stable fly smoothie.
美味
Delicious.
虽然它没什么餐桌礼仪
Okay, so her table manners suck,
但它是农庄害虫防治团队里的 重要成员
but she's a keen member of the farm's pest control team.
而且它是绝对会努力除虫的
And she's sure to keep up the good work,
因为它现在吃得越多
because the more she eats now,
之后就能产越多的卵
the more eggs she'll lay later.
在干草堆深处
Deep in the hay,
女王蜂也在辛勤工作
the queen has also been hard at work.
它的一生中能产下一千颗卵
During her lifetime, she could lay up to 1,000 eggs,
这些卵会孵化出幼虫
which hatch into larvae;
宝宝们
Babies.
每天有多达15只幼虫出生
Up to 15 are born every day.
现在，它的家族里 已经有400个女儿了
Now, she has a family of 400 daughters.
要搞定这么多小鬼头
Dealing with so many kids
得要来点有创意的教养技巧
requires some creative parenting.
女王蜂管教女儿们的方法
The queen keeps her daughters in line
就是释放一种
by releasing a pheromone
让女儿们停止繁殖
that stops them from reproducing
并持续工作的费洛蒙
and keeps them working.
这也许听起来像个控制狂
Might sound controlling,
但有很多张嘴等着被填饱
but there's a lot of mouths to feed.
它们必须不停寻找食物
They have to find food nonstop.
因此它们全部蜂拥而至
So, they're all making a beeline
前去一个特别的地方
for one special place.
农庄草地上的野花圃
The farm's wildflower meadow.
这里满是甜蜜、充满糖分的点心
Full of sweet, sugary treats.
一只大黄蜂可以在一小时内 造访一千朵花
A bumblebee can visit 1,000 flowers an hour.
花粉会黏得它们满身都是
Pollen gets stuck all over them.
因此，在它们工作的途中
So, as they go about their work,
也会将花粉在花朵间来回传递
they help transfer it from flower to flower...
确保这些花明年依然会绽放
making sure they'll bloom next year, too.
不过花朵数量这么多
But now there are so many flowers to visit...
看来授粉大队必须安排个晚班了
the pollination patrol needs a night shift.
这只粉红色、性感的红天蛾
This hot pink elephant hawk moth
有一个很赞的天赋
has a fabulous talent.
美极了！
Stunning!
但我们说的不是它的翅膀
But it's not his wings.
真正神奇的是它的眼睛
No, the real magic is in his eyes.
红天蛾是最早被发现 拥有全彩夜视能力的
Elephant hawk moths were the first animals discovered
动物之一
to have full color night vision.
这让它在昆虫界成了VIP
It makes him a bit of a VIP in the insect world,
因为它非常擅长在黑夜中找到花朵
because he's fantastic at finding flowers in the dark.
有些夜行性昆虫 在花朵和作物授粉的过程中
Some nocturnal bugs play a crucial role
扮演着不可或缺的重要角色
pollinating flowers and crops.
然而有其他虫子，却一心搞破坏
But others are more the destructive type.
经过了三个在土里大吃植物根的年头
After three years devouring roots in the soil,
这只金龟子完成了可怕的蜕变
the doodlebug's terrible transformation is complete.
从贪得无厌的幼虫 变成兽♥性♥大发的甲虫
From greedy grub to beastly beetle.
噢，它现在好像还挺可爱的
Aw, he's kinda cute now!
但别被外表骗了
But don't be fooled.
它满脑子只想着一件事情
He only has one thing on his mind:
生出更多毁灭作物的金龟子
Making more crop-destroying doodlebugs.
是的，它在找寻真爱
Yep, he's out looking for love.
而那些可爱的触角 赋予了它求偶的超能力
And those adorable antennae give him his pickup superpower.
它感测到了雌性费洛蒙
He's feeling the feminine pheromones.
它们使它越爬越高
They're lifting him higher.
虽然它从来没有飞过
Even though he's never flown before,
多亏了上百万年的进化
thanks to millions of years of evolution,
不知怎地，它发自直觉…
somehow, he instinctively...
喂，懒虫！快爬起来
Yo, doodle! Get off your back.
时间正一点一滴流逝
The clock's ticking.
一只雌虫！
A female!
要留给它美好的第一印象
Gotta make a good first impression.
真是漂亮的降落
Nice landing.
希望对方会喜欢上它
Now, let's just hope she likes him.
好喔
Oh, okay.
看来对方很喜欢
I guess she likes him.
我们的小情圣 甚至还有几个把妹妙招呢
And our little Casanova even has a few moves.
喂，这是阖家观赏的节目！
Hey, this is a family show!
雌虫会去泥土里产下80颗卵
The female will go lay their 80 eggs in the soil.
更多吃根小懒虫们，为明年做好准备
More little root munchers, ready for next year.
但现在呢，小情圣还不满足
But now this little lover wants more.
典型的金龟子摔跤
Classic doodlebug.
算了
Oh, well.
重新站稳脚步后
Once he's back on his feet,
它在短暂的一生中每晚都能交♥配♥
he could mate every night of his short life
摇身一变成为害虫界的重量级大哥
and become a real player on the pest scene.
也可能不会
Or maybe not.
夏日炎炎
Summer is in full swing.
但蜜蜂们可没暑假放
But no vacation for the bees.
其他虫也是
Or anyone else.
现在草地上充满了各种小生物
The meadow is now full of tiny creatures
都在充分利用时间
all making the most of plentiful times.
但这可不是悠闲的野餐时间
But this ain't no picnic.
当你专注于进食时
When you're focused on feeding,
你就是最佳猎物
you're an easy target.
这只燕隼为了享用虫虫大餐
This hobby has flown all the way from Africa
大老远从非洲飞来
to feast on this bug bonanza.
它在天上时
When she's above,
虫虫们最好低调一点
best stay low.
但女王蜂忠心的空军们
But the queen's loyal air force
必须持续找食物
have to keep the food coming in.
还好它们的飞行速度 可达每小时30英里
Good thing they can fly at 30 miles an hour.
问题是，燕隼的速度是它们的两倍
Problem is, hobbies are twice as fast.
在这个夏天里，它们会失去很多姊妹
Many sisters will be lost this summer.
但因为有女王蜂和整个蜂群
But thanks to queen and colony,
它们总是能以多取胜
they always have numbers on their side.
讲到以多取胜
Speaking of numbers,
蚜虫的数量有爆♥炸♥性的成长
the aphid population has exploded.
既然已经有长出翅膀的成虫
Now that winged adults are developing,
它们就准备好往整个菜园里扩散了
they're ready to spread all over the vegetable garden.
千钧一发之际
But just in time,
瓢虫的备用计划孵化了
the ladybug backup plan is hatching.
它美丽的宝宝们
Her beautiful babies.
再长大点就美了
Late bloomers.
它们现在唯一想做的就是大吃一顿
Right now, all they want to do is eat.
每只瓢虫在一生中能吃掉五千只蚜虫
Each ladybug might devour 5,000 aphids in its life.
像吸铝箔包一样把蚜虫彻底吸干
Sucking them dry like a kid's juice box.