You know, praying mantises are the exact opposite of voles, Morty.

螳螂完全和田。

The praying mantis is the only insect that can look over its shoulders.

螳螂是唯一一种视野范围能越过肩膀的昆虫。

Well-known cannibals, like the praying mantis and black widow spider, were considered bizarre exceptions.

已知的同类食者，如螳螂、黑寡妇蜘蛛曾被视为是奇怪的特例。

Not unlike a praying mantis, her odd and otherworldly beauty takes time to notice.

她就像一只螳螂，需要时间才能体会出她那奇特脱俗的美。

In my dreams, I'm usually running for my life from a giant praying mantis.

在我的梦里，我通常在逃命，躲一只巨大的螳螂。

We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.

我们喜欢有关昆虫的书，尤其是当我们了解到螳螂等过一种令人生畏的生活时，就更加爱读有关昆虫的书了。

Every 10 minutes, countless praying mantises gone.

每隔10分钟，就有无数螳螂消失。

Come on, that's what we do. We give each other a hard time. Hey, Sheldon, you look like a praying mantis.

拜托 我们经常这样的 互找不痛快 喂 谢尔顿 你长得像在祈祷的螳螂。

Looks a little like a giant praying mantis?

像只正在祈祷的大螳螂的那个?

But there was something wrong with the praying mantis.

但是螳螂有点不对劲。

I'm usually running for my life from a giant praying mantis.

我通常在逃命 躲一只巨大的螳螂。

The closer you look, the more beautiful complexity you will find, like this amazing row of praying mantis wings.

LF：你得越近，你就会发现越美丽的复杂性，就像这一排令人惊叹的螳螂翅膀。

(Laughs) Well, praying mantes dazzle us with their huge eyes, their tweezer-like legs, their hypnotizing swagger.

（笑）好吧，螳螂的大眼睛、镊子一样的腿和令人迷的招摇让我们眼花缭乱。

Can you spot a praying mantis on these pictures?

你能在这些照片上认出一只螳螂吗？

I mean, come on. I'm a blur. You've never seen bear style. You've only seen praying mantis. Or monkey style.

来啊，我无影无踪，你没见过熊拳吧。你就见过坐盘式螳螂拳，或是什么猴拳。

These are portraits of a variety of praying mantis specifically from the rainforest of Brazil.

这些是来自巴西热带雨林的各种螳螂的肖像。

Well, actually, these photos are exclusively of praying mantises.

好吧，实际上，这些照片完全是螳螂。

And last year, we just published the first ever account of a praying mantis feeding on plant sap.

去年，我们刚刚发表了有史以来第一份关于螳螂以植物汁液为食的报道。

Animals like this praying mantis are continually evolving to try and outwit those pests, which, in turn, are continually evolving to try and outwit the mantis.

比如螳螂等就在慢慢进化来对付这些昆虫，这些昆虫又继续进化躲避追杀。

And here, for the first time, you're going to see what happens when we expose praying mantises to pure ultraviolet light.

在这里，您将第一次到当我们将螳螂暴露在纯紫外线下时会发生什么。