Well-known cannibals, like the praying mantis and black widow spider, were considered bizarre exceptions.

已知的同类相食者，如螂、黑寡妇蜘蛛曾被视为是奇怪的特例。

You know, praying mantises are the exact opposite of voles, Morty.

螂完全和田鼠相反。

The praying mantis is the only insect that can look over its shoulders.

螂是唯一一种视野范围能越过肩膀的昆虫。

Not unlike a praying mantis, her odd and otherworldly beauty takes time to notice.

她就像一只螂，需要时间才能体会出她那奇特脱俗的美。

In my dreams, I'm usually running for my life from a giant praying mantis.

在我的梦里，我通常在逃命，躲一只巨大的螂。

We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.

我们喜欢看有关昆虫的书，尤其是当我们了解到螂等过着一种令人生畏的生活时，就更加爱读有关昆虫的书了。

Come on, that's what we do. We give each other a hard time. Hey, Sheldon, you look like a praying mantis.

拜托 我们经常这样的 互相找不痛快 喂 谢尔顿 你长得像在祈祷的螂。

You can choose from what's the difference between a praying mantis and a grasshopper?

您可以螂和蚱蜢有什么区别？

(Laughs) Well, praying mantes dazzle us with their huge eyes, their tweezer-like legs, their hypnotizing swagger.

（笑）好吧，螂的大眼睛、镊子一样的腿和令人着迷的招摇让我们眼花缭乱。

Looks a little like a giant praying mantis?

看着像只正在祈祷的大螂的那个?

I'm usually running for my life from a giant praying mantis.

我通常在逃命 躲一只巨大的螂。

But there was something wrong with the praying mantis.

但是螂有点不对劲。

These are portraits of a variety of praying mantis specifically from the rainforest of Brazil.

这些是来自巴西热带雨林的各种螂的肖像。

Every 10 minutes, countless praying mantises gone.

每隔10分钟，就有无数螂消失。

I mean, come on. I'm a blur. You've never seen bear style. You've only seen praying mantis. Or monkey style.

来啊，我无影无踪，你没见过熊拳吧。你就见过坐盘式螂拳，或是什么猴拳。

Animals like this praying mantis are continually evolving to try and outwit those pests, which, in turn, are continually evolving to try and outwit the mantis.

比如螂等就在慢慢进化来对付这些昆虫，这些昆虫又继续进化躲避追杀。

And last year, we just published the first ever account of a praying mantis feeding on plant sap.

去年，我们刚刚发表了有史以来第一份关于螂以植物汁液为食的报道。

Can you spot a praying mantis on these pictures?

你能在这些照片上认出一只螂吗？

Well, actually, these photos are exclusively of praying mantises.

好吧，实际上，这些照片完全是螂。

There are over 2,500 species of praying mantises; ten percent of them are in Brazil, the most biodiverse country in the world.

螂有 2,500 多种；其中百分之十在巴西，世界上生物多样性最丰富的国家。