Right, you jumped up dung beetle, this is it, final test.

好了，你们这些自大的蜣螂，要开始，最后一关测试。

The GPS on your phone could be replaced by a new navigation device based on dung beetles or ants that could guide you to the straight or the easy path home.

你手机上的 GPS 可能会被一种基于蜣螂或蚂蚁的新型导航设备所取代，它可以引导你走直路或容易回家的路。

Egyptians used to worship cats. -Along with the dung beetle.

埃及人曾过猫 -还有蜣螂。

The highest death tolls could be among butterflies, moths, bees and dung beetles.

死亡率最高的物种可能是蝴蝶、飞蛾、蜜蜂和蜣螂。

Male tunnelers sport a spectacular array of horns to fight each other for control of these tunnels, which they then defend until the female's laid her egg.

雄性挖道蜣螂长着一列独特的角，用来对抗其他雄性以获得这些通道的制权，它们会守护这些通道，直到雌蜣螂完成产卵。

The scientists say that this ability is unique to these dung beetles and they believe it could have implications for the designer of robots or rather autonomous vehicles.

科学家称，这种能力是蜣螂独有的，而且认为它能给机器人或更确切地说无人驾驶汽车的设计人员以启示。

The climate crisis is making the Amazon drier, more brittle and more prone to fires, while also stripping away the unheralded dung beetles that help regenerate burned forests.

机使亚马逊地区变得更干燥、更脆弱、更容易发生火灾，同时还剥夺了帮助被烧毁森林再生的不为人知的蜣螂。

Compared to us, ants and dung beetles and nature's other miniature weightlifters are special because they pull off their amazing feats of strength without bones.

与我们相比，蚂蚁、蜣螂和自然界的其他微型举重运动员是特别的，因为它们不用骨头就能完成惊人的力量壮举。

Previously, a dung beetle and some hare remains had been the only signs of animal life in the area, Willerslev said.

威勒斯列夫表示，以前，一只蜣螂和一些野兔遗骸是该地区唯一的动物生命迹象。

The trees maintained on the property also preserve natural habitats, howler monkeys, turtles, birds and dung beetles thrive here.

这里的树木也保护了自然栖息地，吼猴、海龟、鸟类和蜣螂在这里茁壮成长。

Dung beetles also play important roles in agricultural systems.

在农业系统中，蜣螂也发挥重要作用。

Under a full moon the beetles took an average of 21.4 seconds to reach the moat.

满月之夜蜣螂抵达壕沟平均耗时21.4秒。

However, under overcast conditions, when neither moonlight nor the stars were visible, the beetles took an average of 117.4 seconds.

如果晚上阴天，看不到星星和月亮，蜣螂抵达目的地要平均耗时117.4秒。

A dung beetle's first task is to locate dung.

蜣螂的第一项任务是找到粪便。

As the beetles rolled away under a moonless night sky they were filmed by infra-red cameras.

在没有月亮的晚上，红外线摄影机记录蜣螂搬运粪球的活动。

Some male tunnelers avoid the fray by masquerading as hornless females and sneaking into tunnels to mate while the guardians' heads are turned.

一些雄性挖道蜣螂会扮成无角雌蜣螂来避免争斗，并在守卫蜣螂不注意时，悄悄溜进通道进行交配。

Ten wore caps made of cardboard to prevent them seeing the sky and, as a control, nine wore caps made of transparent plastic.

10只蜣螂戴着薄纸板做的帽子，这样他们就看不到天空了。作为对比，其他9只蜣螂戴上了透明塑料制成的帽子。

Once it's been buried, the female lays a single egg within the dung ball.

一旦粪球被掩埋，雌蜣螂会在粪球中产下一个卵。

This time the beetles—minus their hats—were timed to see how long it took them to roll their balls from the centre to the point where they could be heard falling into the moat.

这次蜣螂没有戴帽子—实验人员要看看他们从场地中央滚粪球到跌入壕沟能用时多久。

A pile of elephant dung can attract 4,000 beetles in 15 minutes.

一坨大象粪便 15 分钟内就吸引 4000 多只蜣螂。