You won't see fish food hanging out of the " mollusk" .

你不会见到软体动物身上挂着鱼饵。

One of the more interesting mollusks to be found in the reefs is the giant clam.

在珊瑚礁内能找到的有趣的软体动物之一就是巨型蛤蚌。

Scientists studying the region found that the shells are from mollusks and barnacles, and primarily of species still fished there today.

经过对这片区域的研究，科学家们发现这些贝壳来自于软体动物和甲壳动物，即便是今时今日在该区域也还是能捕获到的一产品。

Changes in the composition of the water will lead to the death of corals and mollusks, and after that, species after species will fall in a domino effect, with eventually the entire food chain likely disappearing.

水的成分变化会导致珊瑚和软体动物死亡，之后，一个接一个的物种会像多米诺骨牌效应一样倒下，最终整个食物链可能会消失。

I had no idea you were such a fan of the mollusk.

真不知道你竟是个爱吃贝的人。

So they studied how the mollusk moves.

因此他们研究了软体动物的移动方式。

Thousands of species of reef fish, mollusks, sea stars and other creatures inhabit coral reefs.

珊瑚礁里可有无数岩礁鱼、生物生存。

There are over 1,700 cichlid species, many almost identical save for their uniquely adapted jaws which have evolved to eat crustaceans, mollusks, worms, algae, plankton, and even the scales of other fish.

其种超过一千七百种，许多种几乎一模一样，但为了吃甲壳动物、软体动物、虫、藻、浮游生物甚至其他鱼的鳞片而演化出不同的颔。

To protect itself from the invader, the mollusk starts to coat the debris with nacre, or mother-of-pearl, the same material that lines the inner layer of its shell.

为了保护自己免受入侵者的伤害，软体动物开始在碎屑上涂上珍珠质，或珍珠母，这种材料与软体动物外壳内层的材料相同。

In early fish-like vertebrates more than 500 million years ago; in a common ancestor of arthropods, such as insects, spiders, and crustaceans, at around the same time; and then in the cephalopod mollusks around 300 million years ago.

在 5 亿多年前的早期鱼脊椎动物中；节肢动物的共同祖先，如昆虫、蜘蛛和甲壳动物，大约在同一时期；然后是 3 亿年前的头足软体动物。

The Great Barrier Reef, Off the coast of Australia, stretches over 350,000 square kilometers and is home to 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of mollusks and 400 species of coral.

澳大利亚沿的大堡礁绵延三十五万平方公里，哺育着一千五百种鱼，四千种软体动物和四百种珊瑚。

To find out, Blumstein and colleagues combined information from 173 studies of more than 100 species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and even mollusks.

为了找到答案，布鲁姆斯坦和他的同事综合了来自100多种物种的173项研究的信息，包括哺乳动物、鸟、爬行动物、鱼甚至软体动物。

By measuring the rings on this mollusk's shell, the team was able to put a precise number on the history of this process.

通过数这个软体动物壳上的年轮，研究团队能对这一过程的历史长度给出一个精确的数字。

Some can swing their appendages so fast that the impact rivals that of a. 22-caliber bullet, shattering mollusk shells or even aquarium glass.

有些螳螂虾能以极快的速度挥动附肢，其冲击力可与 。22 口径子弹相媲美，足以击碎软体动物的外壳，甚至打破水族箱玻璃。

Their roots entwine and form a shelter for the fish and mollusks that come to breed.

它们的根系缠绕着构成了鱼儿的庇护所并哺育软体动物。

They grabbed the mollusks from the seafloor and perhaps even dived for them in deeper water.

他们捕获床上的这些软体动物，甚至可能为此潜入深水。

There's the lignin and cellulose of plants, calcium-rich shells of mollusks and coral reefs, and mineral bones like ours.

植物的木质素和纤维素，软体动物和珊瑚礁富含钙的贝壳，以及像我们这样的矿物骨骼。

It was during the night of December 9-10 that the Nautilus encountered this army of distinctly nocturnal mollusks.

就是在12月9日和10 日夜间，诺第留斯号碰见一大群喜欢夜出的软体动物。

Their diet includes the following components: crustaceans, mollusks, small fish, eggs and larvae.

它们的饮食包括以下成分：甲壳动物、软体动物、小鱼、蛋和幼虫。

Mollusks thrive in these waters and the Minterbrook Oyster Company harvests thousands of oysters here every day.

明特布鲁克牡蛎公司每天在这里收获数千只牡蛎。