白蚁没有建筑师的蓝图，也没有宏伟的建筑计划。
Termites do not have an architect's blueprint or a grand construction scheme.
当下一只白蚁发现那粒谷粒时，它们也会扔下它们的谷粒。
When the next termite finds that grain, they drop theirs too.
一种南美洲的鸟，倒挂在高大的树上，觅食有翼的白蚁和其他小昆虫。
A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees.
他抱怨说，他将他需要的图书管理员减少了一半，而且白蚁已经吃掉了很多藏书。
He complained that he had half the librarians he needed and termites had eaten much of the collection.
他的第一个家是一间用铁路枕木搭成的棚屋，木头浸泡在木馏油里以防白蚁进入。
His first home was a shack made of wooden railway sleepers, soaked in creosote to keep the termites out.
间接协作是信息共享网站背后的关键原则，就像它是白蚁构建的复杂结构的基础一样。
Indirect collaboration is the key principle behind information-sharing websites, just as it underlies the complex constructions that termites build.
群山渐渐隐去，我们现在是在广阔的草原上，白蚁丘星罗棋布，那是昆虫世界的摩天大楼。
The hills recede into the distance and now we are in vast grasslands dotted with termite mounds, skyscraper sandcastles of the insect world.
白蚁是非洲人的美味佳肴。
然后它开始往口中舀白蚁。
双重彩虹笼罩了澳大利亚草原上的白蚁冢。
A double rainbow frames termite mounds in Australia's grasslands.
一群白蚁侵袭了新大楼。
三年前珍妮发现大猩猩用植物茎吊食白蚁。
Three years earlier Jane had observed chimps fishing for termites with plant stems.
用小树枝和树叶中脉钓取白蚁是其中的两种模式。
Termite fishing with twigs and the mid-ribs of leaves were two.
在我们的社会里, 则有另一种“白蚁”。
There is another kind of “termites” in our society. 2. “Termites” of a different kind can also be found in our society.
古德后来观察到制造叶状工具捕食白蚁的就是白胡子大卫。
It was David Greybeard who Goodall later watched making that leafy tool to obtain termites.
特纳和索尔坚信白蚁丘的构造能分流所有碰到蚁丘外墙的风流。
Turnerand Soar believe that termite mounds instead tap turbulence in the gusts of wind that hit them.
就像啃食大厦基座的白蚁，怀疑会暗中破坏我们最坚定的信仰。
Like termites chewing away at the foundation of a strong building, doubt can undermine our strongest beliefs.
千里之外，另一种类的白蚁已经找出充分利用太阳能的筑巢方式。
Thousandsof miles away, another species of termite has developed an innovative way of making sure it gets the most out of the sun.
黑猩猩对搜集和吃白蚁特别有兴趣，而白蚁富含B12。
Chimpanzees show particular enthusiasm for collecting and eating termites, which have high measured levels of B12.
这些人一直被跟踪观察——如果你喜欢恶搞的双关语，可称之为白蚁。
These individuals - called Termites, if you like bad puns - have been followed ever since.
白蚁之间通过一种名为“信息素”的化学信号来保证巢穴的顺利完工。
Termites ensure a similarly successful outcome using chemical signals called pheromones.
这也是一个真理，但没有用话语来表达过：饥饿可以把小孩子变成白蚁。
This is also a truth, with no words have ever expressed in this way. That is, hunger could turn a child into a termite.
特纳说：“一个白蚁丘在许多方面都是有机的，充满活力的。”
"A mound is in many ways as alive as the termites that build it," says Turner.
大多说是昆虫，例如蚂蚁、蜜蜂和白蚁，但是也含有蜘蛛、螨和零碎的植物部分。
They are mostly insects, such as ants, bees and termites, but they also include spiders, mites and parts of plants.
有趣的事实：形体上，终极塔楼并不是最高的建筑物，但它却极像人造非洲白蚁巢穴。
Interesting Fact: the structure's shape is modeled after the tallest structure not made by man - African termite nests.
这只大猩猩，拍摄于2005年，展示了他在捉白蚁吃时候的人类一样的专注。
This chimp, photographed in 2005, displays humanlike concentration as he snags a termite snack.
不管外面的天气是潮湿还是干燥，是炙热还是严寒，白蚁巢穴的内部都可以保持恒温恒湿。
The inside of a termite mound stays at near-constant temperature and humidity, no matter how wet, dry, scorching or freezing it might be outside.
不管外面的天气是潮湿还是干燥，是炙热还是严寒，白蚁巢穴的内部都可以保持恒温恒湿。
The inside of a termite mound stays at near-constant temperature and humidity, no matter how wet, dry, scorching or freezing it might be outside.
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