I am, in part, an ant biologist, so my thoughts turned to what we know about insect life and I knew that much in the world of insects remains unknown.

从某种程度上来说，我是一名蚂蚁生物学家，所以我开始思考我们对昆虫的生命有什么了解，并且我知道昆虫世界对于人类而言仍有许多未知的领域。

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Plants, minerals and a few animal or insect life were the only means with which to make dyes.

植物、矿石、一些动物或者昆虫，只有这些有限的来源能做染料。

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Prolonged diapause is a common phenomenon that is an important part of insect life histories.

延长滞育是昆虫生活史的重要组成部分，是一种普遍现象。

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The salt lakes fill with fresh water, and millions of water birds - pelicans, stilts, shags and gulls - can be seen feeding on the superabundant fish and insect life.

BBC: Watching Australia's wildlife

He already receives EU money in exchange for leaving areas fallow for nesting birds, as well as weedy, grassy verges to encourage insect life for the birds to feed on.

BBC: Farmers 'key to halting bird decline'

My hunch is that the presence of wildlife says less about whatever suppliers Solo and its sister restaurants use than the prevalence of insect life in what we routinely consume at restaurants whose hygienic standards aren't as high.

WSJ: 'Because God Says So'