AmazingAnimalsThatMimicPlants动物王国里模仿植物高手

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1、AmazingAnimalsThatMimicPlants动物王国里模仿植物髙手Theanimalkingdomisalwaysfullofsurprises・Nomatterwhereyougo,youcanseecreatureswiththemostastotmding2)naturalorlearnedmechanisms.Fromthebiggesttothesmallestorganism,therearemanythingsaboutanimalsthatcantrulymakeourjawsdrop.Theonesli

2、stedherehavetheeye-popping3)abilitytomimictheflora4)aroundthem.动物王国总是无奇不有。无论到了哪里，你总能发现一些生物有着极其令人吃惊的生理机制，这些机制或是与生俱来，或是经过后天习得而形成。从最大的生物体到最小的微生物，动物世界里的很多东西都着实能让我们惊叹。这里列举了一些动物，它们模拟周围植物群的能力就令人瞠目。GhostMantis5)Isthataleaforamantis?Manypeoplewou1dcertainlysayleaf,eveniftheysawt

3、hesemoving.ThissmallspeciesofmantiscanbefoundacrossAfrica・Theyareverysmallandcangrowonlyuptotwoincheslong.Theycomeinvariouscolors：severalshadesofbrownandgreenishgray.Theylooklikedeadleaves.Infact,mostpartsoftheirbodylooklikeleavesthathavedriedup.Theyliveforuptotwoyears.

4、幽灵螳螂这是叶子还是螳螂呢？很多人肯定会说是叶子，哪怕看到它们在动也会这么说。它们是螳螂中体型较小的物种，遍布非洲各地。它们体型很小，最大也只能长到两英寸长；它们颜色多样，有各种深浅不一的棕色，有青灰色。它们看起来很像落叶，事实上，其身体的大部分都像已经干枯的叶子。幽灵螳螂最长可以存活两年。GreenPlant-hopper6)Alsocalledthetorpedobug,thisbeautifulinsectfeedsonplantsandlookslikealeaf.Whentheyareatrest,theirgreenwin

5、gscovertheirbodiesmuchlikeasloping7)roof.Theyaresmall,withanaveragelengthof15mmorhalfaninch.Theirname,TorpedoBug,isduetothefactthattheirnymphs8)canleaptoabouttwofeet.TheyarenativetoAustralia.buttheycannowbefoundinHawaiiandNewZealandaswel1.OnecanfindtheminCalifornia,too.

6、StickInsect9)Asthenamesuggests,thisisaninsectthatlooksalotlikeastick.TheyactuallylookmorelikeaeucalyptuslO)twigll).Incidentally,theirmainsourceoffoodistheeucalyptustree・Theyhavelongandslenderbodiesbuttheycanalsofly.Theycangrowforupto18cmlong.Theseinsectsarenativesofthes

7、outhernpartofAustralia.TheyhavemadethewoodlandsofNewSouthWalesandVictoriahomebutmostofthemcanbefoundinplacesthatarenearertothewaters・LeafySeaDragonWhatbeautifulseaweed!Uponcloserinspection,though,youwillrealizethatthisisafishthatbelongstothesamefamilyasseahorses.Underth

8、ewater,theylooklikefloatingseaweed.Theyhavebodypartsthatlookalotlikeleaves・Theseleaf-likebodypartsarenotusedfo