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The secret of success in the competitive jungle is specialising,
在激烈的雨林競爭中取得勝利需要一些秘密手段，
and this has led to the evolution of some very intimate relationships between plants and animals.
這讓一些生物在動植物之間進化出了非常的關系。
These are pitcher plants, also from Borneo.
這是婆羅洲的豬籠草。
Adapted to living in very low-nutrient soils,
為了適應營養稀缺的土壤，
the pitcher plant gets most of its nourishment from insects lured to nectar glands on the underside of the lids.
這種象瓶子狀的植物用內側唇瓣蜜腺分泌物來吸引昆蟲。
Once on board, the waxy sides of the pitcher ensure there's little chance of escape.
當昆蟲被引誘過來時，光滑的內側唇瓣使得昆蟲鮮有機會逃跑。
Most slip to a watery grave.
多數淹死在這個水墳中。
At the bottom of the pitcher, glands secrete enzymes which help to digest the corpses, so feeding the plant.
豬籠草底部是種神秘的生化酶，幫助消化獵物，給豬籠草提供養料。
But not all visitors have a fatal attraction to the pitchers.
但并不是所有的來訪者都遭此噩運。
The Red Crab Spider spends its entire life in the pitchers, hanging on with threads of silk.
紅蟹蜘蛛終身生活在豬籠草里，它們用絲線吊住自己。
Instead of building a web, it relies on the water-filled pitcher to trap its food.
它直接以掉入豬籠草陷阱的蟲子為生，而不用去織網。
