Arachnids
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Big, Hairy, and Heavy.
内容表大,毛发和重.
4 Eyes, Legs, and Hair.
眼睛、腿和发型
6 Life in the Steamy Rainforest.
6"蒸发雨林"中的生活.
9 Hunters on the Prowl.
普罗尔号上有9名猎人
10 What Eats a Giant Spider?
10什么吃一个巨型蜘蛛?
12 Growing Up as a Tarantula.
12 成长为塔兰图拉.
13 Why Spiders Matter.
13,为什么蜘蛛重要。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 How Big Is It?
16号有多大?
Goliath spider diameter: 12 inches (30.
高丽蜘蛛直径:12英寸(30.
48 cm) weight: 6 ounces (0.
48厘米)体重:6盎司(0.
17 kg) Human hand length: 7.
17公斤) (简体中文). 人手长度: 7. 联合国
44 inches (18.
44英寸 (18.
89 cm) width: 3.
89厘米)宽: 3 (中文(简体) ).
3 inches (8.
3英寸(8.
4 cm) Big, Hairy, and Heavy It’s nighttime in the rainforest.
4厘米) 大发和重发 在雨林里过夜。
As you walk down the path, you see the biggest spider you’ve ever seen.
当你走在路上时,你会看到最大的蜘蛛。
This giant spider has eight long, hairy legs and fangs that measure 0.
这只巨型蜘蛛有八条长长而多毛的腿和尖牙 零点。
75 inches (2 cm)—about half the size of a person’s thumb!
75英寸(2厘米)——大约是一个人拇指的一半!
Its venom can stop a mouse in its tracks with a single bite.
其毒液能以一咬一咬来阻止一只老鼠进入其轨道.
A giant of the spider world, the Goliath bird-eater is the heaviest spider in the world.
蜘蛛世界的巨人,高丽鸟食鸟是世界上最重的蜘蛛.
They can weigh up to 6 ounces (170 g)—about the weight of a large apple.
它们能重达6盎司(170克)-大约是一个大苹果的重量.
Running into a spider the size of a dinner plate can be scary, but you don’t need to worry.
不过你不必担心。
These spiders aren’t dangerous to humans.
这些蜘蛛对人类并不危险。
They are an important part of the tropical habitats where they live.
它们是其所居住的热带生境的重要组成部分.
Eyes, Legs, and Hair Goliath bird-eating spiders are the largest of all tarantulas.
眼睛,腿和毛高丽鸟类食用蜘蛛是所有蛛类动物中最大的.
Tarantulas are a type of big, hairy spider found in many parts of the world.
塔兰特兰蛛(学名:Conus tarantulas)是蜘蛛科地兰蛛属的一种,分布于多地.
Like many other spiders, Goliaths have eight eyes and eight legs.
和许多其他蜘蛛一样,高丽有八只眼睛和八只腿.
They also have two main body parts.
它们也有两个主要的身体部分.
The front part contains the spider’s eyes, mouth, stomach, and brain.
前部分包含蜘蛛的眼睛,口,胃和大脑.
The legs are also attached to this part.
腿也附在这部分上.
The part in the back contains the spider’s silk-making glands.
后部部分有蜘蛛丝制作腺.
Goliath tarantulas are covered in coffee- colored hairs.
高丽蛛被咖啡-有色发所覆盖.
Their long, thick legs have dark brown hairs.
它们的长而粗的腿有深棕色的发.
The hairs are lighter in color at each “joint,” or knee.
毛发的颜色在每一个“联合”或膝盖上都比较轻。
The two limbs next to the head are called pedipalps.
头相旁的两肢被称作"活塞".
They help to hold prey.
它们帮助捕捉猎物。
Goliaths sometimes have a golden color in places, which accounts for their scientific name, blondi.
高丽人有时会在一些地方有出自"金色"的色彩,这代表了他们的科学名"金发".
Even though they have eight eyes, these giant spiders have poor eyesight.
虽然它们有八只眼睛,但是这些巨型蜘蛛视力不佳.
They can tell light from dark, but they can’t make out much detail.
他们能从黑暗中分辨出光,
Instead, they depend on special hairs that cover their body to sense when prey is near.
相反,它们依赖于覆盖自己身体的特殊毛发来在猎物靠近时感知.
The hairs can feel the slightest vibrations on the ground and in the air.
毛发能感受到地上和空中的微小震动.
When a mouse or other small prey crawls by— wham!
当老鼠或其他小猎物爬来爬去的时候...
It triggers an attack.
它引发了攻击。
The Goliath has an extra set of short limbs near the spider’s head to hold a victim.
Goliath在蜘蛛的头部还有一副短肢可以抱住被害者。
These short appendages then help pull the prey toward the Goliath’s mouth and fangs.
这些短的附着物有助于将猎物拉向高丽人的口和尖牙.
Female Goliaths have slightly shorter legs than males, but their bodies are bigger.
雌性高丽人的腿略短于雄性,但其身体较大.
Legs attach to the front body part.
腿附着在前身的部分。
The back part contains the silk glands.
后部有丝腺.
The front body part has the eyes, fangs, mouth, and stomach.
前身部分有眼睛,尖牙,口和胃.
What Makes a Tarantula a Spider?
塔兰图拉是蜘蛛?
Spiders use their fangs to put poison into the animals they hunt.
蜘蛛会用牙把毒药放入猎杀的动物体内.
Life in the Steamy Rainforest Goliath spiders live in the hot, humid rainforests of South America.
生于蒸发雨林高丽花蛛中,生活在南美洲炎热潮湿的雨林中.
They live in burrows under the ground or in spaces under rocks.
它们生活在地下或岩石下空间的地洞中.
Unlike many spiders, they don’t spin a web, but they make silk to use in their burrows.
与许多蜘蛛不同, 它们不会旋转网络,
Tropical rainforests are hot spots for living things.
热带雨林是活物的热地.
From bats, butterflies, and birds to big cats and lush plant life, these habitats are rich with life.
从蝙蝠,蝴蝶,鸟类到大猫和花生植物生活,这些栖息地都富含了生命.
Rainforests cover only about 6 or 7 percent of Earth’s surface.
雨林仅覆盖地表的约6%或7%.
However, they contain more than half of the plant and animals species in the world.
然而,它们包含了世界上一半以上的动植物物种.
Goliaths will often drag their prey back to their burrows to eat it.
高丽人会经常把猎物拖回地窖去吃.
Where Do Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders Live?
歌利亚吃鸟蜘蛛住在哪里?
Goliath spider range ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN Venezuela Guyana Suriname French Guiana Brazil Hunters on the Prowl Tarantulas are nocturnal, which means they normally stay hidden in their burrows during the day.
歌利亚斯蜘蛛 范围 拉丁美洲和加勒比 委内瑞拉 圭亚那 苏里南 法属圭亚那 巴西猎人 在Prowl Tarantulas上的猎人是夜行的,这意味着他们通常白天会藏在自己的地窖中.
After the Sun goes down, they hunt.
太阳下山后,他们去打猎.
Goliath spiders are skilled predators.
高丽蜘蛛是熟练的捕食者.
Crickets, beetles, frogs, bats, mice, and other small animals are all on their menu.
板球,甲虫,青蛙,蝙蝠,小鼠等小动物都被列入了他们的菜单.
They sometimes eat a small bird, but feathered creatures aren’t a normal part of their diet.
他们有时会吃一只小鸟,
These tarantulas have extra-large, hollow fangs that are filled with venom.
这些狼蛛有外生的,空心的尖牙被毒液所填充.
When a mouse or other small animal gets close, Goliaths pounce and grab the prey with their legs.
当老鼠或其他小动物靠近时,高丽人会扑出并用腿抓住猎物.
The spiders inject the prey with venom through their fangs.
蜘蛛会用毒液注射猎物
What Eats a Giant Spider?
什么吃一个巨型蜘蛛?
Although Goliath bird-eating tarantulas are giants of the spider world, they do have enemies.
虽然高丽食鸟蛛是蜘蛛世界的巨型动物,但它们确实有敌人.
To scare away predators, Goliaths rear up on their hind legs or make a loud hissing sound by rubbing the hairs on their legs together.
为了把掠食者吓走,高丽人从后腿后后起,或者通过一起将双腿上的头发擦去来发出响亮的嘶嘶声.
Still, hawks, owls, skunks, and snakes sometimes eat these spiders.
尽管如此,鹰,猫头鹰,臭鼬和蛇有时也会吃这些蜘蛛.
One of their deadliest predators is an insect known as a spider wasp or tarantula hawk.
其最致命的捕食者之一是被称作蜘蛛蜂或狼鹰的昆虫.
When a female wasp spies a tarantula, she stings it.
当一只雌性黄蜂监视一只狼时 她会刺它
The sting paralyzes the spider but doesn’t kill it.
刺痛会麻痹蜘蛛,
The wasp digs a hole, places the paralyzed spider in it, and lays an egg on it.
黄蜂会挖出一个洞,把麻痹的蜘蛛放入洞中,并在上面下个蛋.
When the egg hatches, the wasp larva makes a tiny hole in the spider’s body and crawls inside.
卵孵出后,黄蜂幼虫会给蜘蛛身体打出个小洞并爬入体内.
Then the larva feeds on the spider.
然后幼虫会以蜘蛛为食
Goliath spiders can shoot a cloud of stiff hairs at their attacker.
高丽蜘蛛可以向攻击者射出一团僵硬的发型.
These hairs have tiny hooks that cause tremendous irritation.
这些发型有细小的钩子,引起巨大的刺激.
A paralyzed tarantula is being dragged to its own burrow by a spider wasp.
一只瘫痪的狼蛛被一只蜘蛛蜂拖去自己的地窖。
The venom attacks the nervous system and paralyzes small prey.
毒液会攻击神经系统并麻痹小猎物.
It isn’t strong enough to cause serious problems in humans, but a bite can cause swelling and pain—like a sting from a bee or wasp.
但咬伤会导致肿胀和疼痛,
The Goliath spider mouth is a straw-shaped opening that can only suck.
高丽蜘蛛口是吸管状开口,只能吸.
All food must be in liquid form.
所有食物必须采用液态.
Spiders spray strong juices on the paralyzed animal they’ve bitten.
蜘蛛向被咬的瘫痪动物喷出强力汁.
These juices turn the flesh into liquid.
这些果汁使肉变成液体.
A large tarantula can turn a mouse into a small pile of hair and bones in about thirty-six hours by breaking down the mouse tissue and sucking up the liquid remains.
大型的狼蛛可以在大约36小时内将一头老鼠通过分解出老鼠组织并吸取出液体残骸来将一头老鼠变成一堆毛发和骨头.
forty-eight “knees.”
48个“膝盖”。
Each leg has six joints!
每条腿有六个关节!