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科学家：屎壳郎为世上力量最大的昆虫[文章来自:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ hM
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The world's strongest insect is a type of male dung beetle which needs its power to be able to mate with females in animal faeces, British and Australian scientists said Wednesday.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ g"0xM4�r^,pE%;O*FroG]
Onthophagus taurus can pull 1,141 times its own body weight -- the equivalent of a 70-kilogramme (154-pound) person being able to lift 80 tonnes, the weight of six double-decker buses.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ Ec~BwWv7T[{(0FroG]
The extraordinary strength of many of the beetles is due to their unusual mating arrangements.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ @56FYm�1\9;CzRXfFroG]
Even weaker members of the species have a compensating trait in evolutionary terms -- huge testicles which increase their chances of fertilising a female.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ Ctk V4QeE�T\p 8T@FroG]
"Insects are well known for being able to perform amazing feats of strength and it's all on account of their curious sex lives," said Dr Rob Knell of Queen Mary,[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ 8}f\`= pt-HHP_FroG]
"Female beetles of this species dig tunnels under a dung pat, where males mate with them.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ "1_iA'_O1 *!GJ:=xFroG]
"If a male enters a tunnel that is already occupied by a rival, they fight by locking horns and try to push each other out."[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ P*8 /� Rw}K*,;jFroG]
Knell added that some male dung beetles are smaller and weaker, but do not have to fight for female attention due to their "substantially bigger testicles".[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ i+�ltR/*`%�=|S+EFroG]
"This suggests they sneak behind the back of the other male, waiting until he's looking the other way for a chance to mate with the female," he said.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ bBhVz[�&xk/Ds NFroG]
"Instead of growing super strength to fight for a female, they grow lots more sperm to increase their chances of fertilising her eggs and fathering the next generation."[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ QUd#yBA*Y +d=h @%PFroG]
Onthophagus taurus's amazing feats of strength are chronicled by Knell and Professor Leigh Simmons of the[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ g&3!l# -s^_2lzHFroG]
英国和澳大利亚科学家本周三称，全世界力量最大的昆虫是一种雄性屎壳郎，这种屎壳郎需要很大的力量才能在动物粪便中与雌性屎壳郎交配。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ @Y PV |Mw=V%aHyi6:FroG]
屎壳郎可拖动相当于其身体重量1141倍的物体，这相当于一个体重[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ GIecJlmgUz A}a(FroG]
很多这种屎壳郎的惊人力量源于它们特殊的交配形式。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ TC5W_x2,$�6n/Jl (`FroG]
但这一物种中即便“体质”较弱的成员在进化过程中也形成了一种补偿性特质，即巨大的睾丸，这一特征会增大它们与雌性屎壳郎交配成功的几率。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ "hm4PDGv= o(H#x7+FroG]
其中一名研究人员、伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院的罗布•克奈尔博士说：“昆虫以其惊人的力量而著称，这主要归因于它们奇特的交配方式。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ y �b= / x M:b_KFroG]
“该物种的雌蜣螂会在粪块下打洞，在那里等待雄蜣螂前来与它们交配。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ axaV=)^%,z}')[w�j[FroG]
“如果一只雄蜣螂进入一个已经被对手占据的洞穴，它们就会用触角抗衡，相互搏斗，努力把对方挤出去。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ P \'gMxV;K75a /lFroG]
克奈尔说，有一些雄蜣螂体积较小，力量较弱，但它们不需要通过搏斗来吸引雌蜣螂的注意，因为它们的“睾丸相当大”。[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ We #�D v1MIA &cA FroG]
他说：“它们会躲在另一只雄蜣螂的背后，趁其不备时与雌蜣螂进行交配。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ jY&,+t\{t M6^6enFroG]
“这种雄蜣螂会产生很多精子来增加让雌蜣螂受孕的几率，从而繁衍出下一代，而不是凭借力气来博得雌蜣螂的青睐。”[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ m-aTD,4{ , "|r}*qFroG]
有关屎壳郎惊人力量的研究报告由克奈尔和西澳大学的雷•西[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 http://www.trgroup.com.cn/te/ dq)Ssu$n ]&~WA]FroG]
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