Dr Schofield and his team used hi-tech microscopes to compare the pristine teeth of laboratory-reared pupae with the worn teeth of the wild forager ants.
斯科菲尔德博士和他的研究小组用高清显微镜来对比研究室里培养的切叶蚁蚁蛹的牙齿和野外的切叶蚁已经磨损的牙齿。 他们发现蚁蛹的锯片比老龄切叶蚁的锯片锋利340倍。
In a separate experiment, the team collected and examined wild bumblebees and wasps and discovered molecular evidence of viruses that can infect honeybees.
在研究小组另一项试验中收集的野生蜜蜂和黄蜂中发现的病毒,可能会成为蜜蜂感染病毒的证据。
In time, the San Diego team hopes to be able to use the glow system as way to keep tabs on shellfish in the wild and to examine mussels and oysters sold for eating.
目前,圣地亚哥的这个研究组希望能够利用这种发光系统来标记野生的贝类,并且用来检测卖作食用的牡蛎和贻贝。
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