Biofilm, the researchers think, could serve a dual function: it could help bacterial colonies grow toward resources as a collective swarm, and it might also help block out competing colonies.

研究人员们认为，生物膜具有双重作用，一方面它能够是菌落朝着营养源成群生长，同时它又能够阻止竞争菌落对于资源的掠夺。

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A dozen boys swarm onto a blue tanker, jamming hoses in and siphoning the water out.

十几个男孩蜂拥到车上，把软管塞进蓝色的水箱，虹吸而出。

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One sunny day in the early summer, Grandma heard a commotion in the front yard and looked out the window to see a frightening sight agigantic swarm of bees filled the air between two tall trees.

初夏的一天,阳光灿烂,奶奶听到前院传来一阵骚动声,她看出窗外,看到可怕的一幕。 两棵大树上满满缀着大团大团的蜜蜂。

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Millions now quiet will swarm out and sting us to death.

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But, given the swarm of vain consumers out there, hard proof may not be prerequisite for success.

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But given the swarm of vain consumers out there, hard proof may not be a prerequisite for success.

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"In summer, he spends hours a day working on his hives, marking queens, and going out on 'swarm patrol' with me in response to calls from anywhere within seven miles from Hebden Bridge".

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