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invasive species的文章里出现的第二类昆虫:Red imported fire ant.
Red imported fire ant 火蚁
本地栖息地:South America
运送模式:Soil in ships
侵略范围:Southern United States (1930s, mainly 1950s)
也会出现在:Australia, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines
特点01.进攻性体现在咬人
aggressive with a painful bite
[aggressive: An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.]
02建筑材料随着土壤运送到美国
construction materials delivered to the U.S along with soil, a comfortable way to travel
[deliver: If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.]
03.数量增长很快且转移它们的殖民地
multiply quickly and move their colonies, a tremendous problem for homeowners, businesses, schools, and farmers
[colonies: a group of animals of the same type living together; tremendous: We use tremendous to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is.]
04.降雨量多的季节,会随着积水飘进房屋、汽车和楼房,并给人带来伤害
heavy rain periods, float for months, move into homes , autos, and buildings, and attack people
火蚁给人带来的危害,从它的特性我们可以深刻感受到。但是这个危害的罪魁祸首,还是人类自己。Construction material的运输来源于人类的世界贸易、经济需求和交通发展。正如我们本期文章的丢篇invasive species提到的,要从辩证的思维看问题。Global trade可以给人类带来经济的快速发展,但是同时也会带来灾害性的影响。至于如何减弱或者消除这种现象,目前没有两全其美的办法。只能通过科技的发展和人类保护环境意识的提高,来尽量避免这些损失。
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