There are more kinds of insects in the world
地球上昆虫的种类
than all other kinds of animals put together.
比其他动物加起来还多
But because they are so small,
但因为昆虫非常渺小
we rarely see how extraordinary they are.
我们很少发现它们有多独特
Occasionally, they assemble in astonishing numbers.
有时候它们聚集的数量惊人
A billion monarch butterflies hibernate in the forests of Mexico.
十亿只帝王斑蝶 在墨西哥森林里冬眠
Vast clouds of may flies emerge all at once to mate.
大批大批的蜉蝣同时出来交配
Insects face endless challenges.
昆虫面对无尽的挑战
They can transform their bodies to meet every purpose -
它们可以让身体变形 以达到每一种目的
eyes grow on stalks. Bodies become chemical guns.
眼柄上长出眼睛 身体化为化学枪
To discover how and why they do suchthings,
要知道它们如何又为什么这么做
you have to enter theirworld.
那就得进入它们的世界