时差N小时 昆虫是怎样摄取水分的?(下)

Or they might sip¹ from the morning dew or from raindrops or from edges of ponds or puddles².

它们或许还会从露水、雨水、池塘或者水坑边饮水。

If they're blood suckers, they probably get their water from their food.

如果是吸血类昆虫，它们大概就是从食物中获取水分。

It's worth noting that not all mouth parts are the same and this too affects the ways an insect is able to get water.

值得注意的是，昆虫的口器是不一样的，这就也会影响它们饮水的方式。

There are basically two kinds of insect mouths.

昆虫的口器大致分为两类。

There are chewers and suckers.

分别是咀嚼式及吸收式口器。

Some chewers may have a difficult time trying to draw water from a pond, whereas getting their water from chewing a leaf is simple.

一些咀嚼式口器在池塘边喝水可能会有困难，反而通过咀嚼叶子来获取水分会更简单。

Suckers, on the other hand, have a tube-like mouth part called a proboscis³ that allows them to get liquid by sucking or lapping,

吸收式口器则有一个管状叫做“喙”的部位，可以让昆虫通过吸或舔的方式获得水分，

whether from the nectar of flowers or from a soda⁴ can.

不论是从花的花蜜中还是汽水瓶中。

Or from my arm, right?

从我的手臂也行，对吧?

That's true.

是的!

1 sip   

v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量

参考例句：

• She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
• Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

2 puddles   

n.水坑， （尤指道路上的）雨水坑( puddle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The puddles had coalesced into a small stream. 地面上水洼子里的水汇流成了一条小溪。
• The road was filled with puddles from the rain. 雨后路面到处是一坑坑的积水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 proboscis   

n.（象的）长鼻

参考例句：

• Its proboscis has got stuck to a lot of pollen.它的喙上粘了很多花粉。
• It hovers in front of the flower,using its proboscis to look for nectar. 它在兰花前面飞来飞去, 用喙寻找花蜜.

4 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。