That stickiness comes courtesy of the mucus.

这种粘性来自粘液。

It's thick, it's shiny, it's gloopy.

浓稠，有光泽，有粘性。

But what gives glue and tape their stickiness?

但是什么赋予了胶带和胶粘性呢？

There are spots on the paper that are sticky.

在纸上有一些有粘性的点。

This juice is very sticky, and it has a bitter taste.

这种液体极富粘性, 带有些许苦味。

We're not pricing in the fact that inflation may stay sticky.

我们没有考虑到通货膨胀可能会保持粘性。

Other species with a nasus disperse a sticky, toxic fluid at an enemy.

其他有鼻腔的物种向敌人散布粘性有毒液体。

And is one stronger than the other?

是否其中一个的粘性比另一个强呢？

Plaque is a sticky film made up of bacteria, leftover food particles and saliva.

牙菌斑是由细菌、食物残渣和唾液组成的粘性薄膜。

Why algae? Well, because land plants evolved from this green goo.

为什么是藻类？因为陆地植物由这种绿色粘性物质进化而来。

The glue is both viscous and elastic, and very, very hard for food to escape from.

这种胶有粘性又有弹性，极难让猎物逃脱。

But sometimes things go wrong, and some sticky bits are on the outside.

但有些时候弄错了， 一些有粘性的点就会露在外面。

Oh. It's obviously not me that's clinging to something here.

◆obviously 显然;明白地◆clinging 有粘性的；执着的。

And when it folds correctly, these sticky bits end up on the inside.

折叠正确时 这些有粘性的点是在里面的。

She began mixing the ash with water and a sticky substance to create watercolor paint.

她开始把灰与和一种一种粘性物质混，制成彩颜料。

That “adhesion” forms a U-shape wherever the liquid meets an edge.

那种“粘性”会在液体遇到边缘的时候形成一个 U 型。

55 percent of our blood is this pale yellow, sticky liquid called plasma.

我们 55% 的血液是这种淡黄色的粘性液体，叫做血浆。

But a great many others were yellowish and gelatinous, just begging to be picked.

其他的大多数变黄了，有粘性了，只等人去摘了。

Researchers created mathematical models that revealed that the default for gecko feet is non-sticky.

研究人员因此构建了数学模型用于揭开壁虎脚趾平常不具有粘性的这个秘密。

And the thicker—that is, the more viscous—they are, the more likely they'll clog up those pipes.

而且越厚，粘性就相对越大，它们就越有可能堵塞管道。