Not to be confused with terrestrial spiders of any kind, sea spiders may be related to a common ancestor of all modern arthropods, including insects, crustaceans and other animals with exoskeletons.

海蜘蛛与陆生蜘蛛之间存在了明显的区别，它们很可能与所有现代节肢类动物拥有一个共同的祖先，节肢类包括昆虫、甲壳类以及其他具备外骨骼的动物。

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The ability of today's insects to skim the surface of water is thought to be a modern invention.

这种昆虫在水面上滑行的能力一直被认为是在现代才有的。

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All this make insects meet modern people's green diet requirement. Experts think that perhaps one day, healthy insects will take the place of today's high-fat food and become a fashionable snacks.

专家认为，未来有一天，健康的“虫子”食品将取代今天的高脂肪食物，成为新的时尚小吃。

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The fossils are from creatures as small as insects to those that were bigger than a modern elephant.

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And they are in decline, because they eat insects whose numbers have been cut by modern farming methods.

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