Among its prey would have been insects, small mammals, amphibians and possibly small dinosaurs that lived in the swamps and forests of the late Cretaceous.

它所能捕食的猎物包括昆虫、小型哺乳动物、两栖动物以及可能生活在沼泽和森林后白垩纪的小型恐龙。

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Scientists searching for reptiles and amphibians captured the photogenic insects on film-and later were surprised to learn they'd discovered four new species of the genus Xylospinodes.

在搜寻爬虫类和两栖类的时候，科学家们抓拍到了这只昆虫，随后，他们又令人惊讶的发现了四种Xylospinodes属竹节虫的新品种。

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In fact, temperate and tropical rainforests each produce a vibrant animal orchestra, that instantaneous and organized expression of insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals.

事实上，温带雨林和热带雨林各自像富有生气的动物管弦乐队，昆虫、爬行动物、两栖动物、鸟类和哺乳动物会发出瞬时和有条理的声调。

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Remember, with respect to birds, or fish, or marine mammals, or many insects, even amphibians and reptiles, for example: they do not acknowledge arbitrary human boundaries.

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In the past decade many insects, spiders, scorpions, amphibians, reptiles and rodents, as well as large mammals, have been shown to use vibrations for purposes as diverse as territorial defence, mate location and prey detection.

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They added that the locations were also favoured by insects, which were an important food source for amphibians and reptiles.

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