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It has the strength to rip open the flowers' outer casing
它為了吃花蜜
and gets its reward of nectar.
一把撕開花殼
At the same time, it exposes the delicate stamens to waiting insects.
同時苦候多時的昆蟲 也終于等到雄蕊見天日的一刻
With luck, there's enough time for pollination
幸運的話 可以趕在寒風(fēng)凍死花朵前
before the biting wind kills the flowers.
完成授粉
For some plants, the relationship with their pollinators is not collaborative,
某些植物 和授粉昆蟲間的關(guān)系不是合作
it's war.
而是戰(zhàn)爭
Butterflies, and in such numbers,
這么多蝴蝶對任何花朵來說
would seem to be perfect pollinators for any flower.
應(yīng)該都是最理想的授粉者
The Sandhill milkweed blooms every spring in the sandy meadows of Florida.
佛羅里達沙地草原的馬利筋 在春天開花
It times its flowering perfectly to match the arrival
開花的時機正好碰上
of Monarch butterflies migrating here from Mexico.
大批從墨西哥 遷徙來此的帝王斑蝶
The Monarchs search out milkweed plants,
帝王斑蝶找上馬利筋的原因
but they have something other than pollination on their minds.
并不是授粉
Rather than collect pollen, this female lays her eggs on the milkweed leaf.
這只雌蝶不收集花粉 而是在馬利筋的葉片上產(chǎn)卵
This is the only plant the caterpillars can eat.
因為這是毛蟲唯一能吃的植物
