Because masquerading as a bird turd appears to protect certain arachnids from getting eaten by wasps.

因为伪装成鸟粪貌似可以保护某种蛛形动物免受黄蜂吞食。

Researchers on an expedition to Southern Thailand found this electric blue arachnid hanging out in a mangrove forest.

研究人员在泰国南部探险时发现这只电蓝色的蜘蛛在红树林里闲逛。

These tiny arachnids perform elaborate dances to impress potential partners.

这些小型蛛形纲动物表演着精心策划的舞蹈来打动潜在的伴侣。

They thought this little arachnid named Kim to jump on command.

他们认为这只名叫金的小蜘蛛命令跳起来。

About one in 500 of the arachnids carried the virus.

五百只里面有只携带这种病毒。

And the subjects who were afraid of spiders consistently rated the arachnids as larger than did the non-phobic participants.

相比不害怕蜘蛛的受试者，对蜘蛛感到害怕的人认为这种生物更大些。

Penny, please. We're facing a far more serious problem than stray arachnids.

佩妮，别说了。我们面对的问题可比蜘蛛纲动物严峻得多。

Now, how can you tell whether a web functions as an arachnid hearing aid?

那你怎么看出它像蛛网蜘蛛的助听器呢？

Oh hello! Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that exclusively lives on human skin.

哦，你好！来见见蠕形螨，面部螨，种只生活在人类皮肤上的微小蛛形纲动物。

Scorpions are not insects, with their cousins, the spiders, they form a separate category of animals, the arachnids.

蝎子不属于昆虫纲，它们和它们的亲戚蜘蛛构成了另类动物——蛛形纲动物。

Arachnids have eight legs and a body made of two parts.

蛛形纲动物有八条腿，身体由两部分组成。

Meet Demodex, the face mite, a microscopic arachnid that exclusively lives on human skin.

认识下面部螨虫蠕形螨，这是种只生活在人类皮肤上的微型蛛形纲动物。

Now, how can you tell whether a web functions as an arachnid hearing aid?

霍普金：现在，你怎么知道网络是否起到了蛛形纲动物助听器的作用？

Your basic arachnid warrior isn't too smart, but you can blow off a limb.

- 你的基本蛛形纲动物战士不太聪明，但你可以炸掉个肢体。

An arachnid could never spin this.

蜘蛛可编不出这个来。

Notice how we didn't mention any invertebrates, like insects and arachnids?

有没有注意到我们没有提到任何无脊椎动物，比如昆虫和蛛形纲动物？

That is the question concerning the Joro spider, a multicolored arachnid that can grow larger than the palm of your hand.

接下来是Joro蜘蛛（棒络新妇）的新闻了，这种彩色的蛛形纲动物体型可以比你的手掌还要大。

The largest arachnid to ever exist was a creature called Pulmonoscorpius, a scorpion-like creature that could grow up to 70cm LONG!

迄今为止最大的蛛形纲动物是种叫肺蝎的动物，它长得像蝎子，可以长到 70 厘米长！

The Amazon Rainforest is home to many of the world's largest insects and arachnids.

亚马逊雨林栖息着许多世界上体型最大的昆虫和蛛形纲动物。

Today, we're totally outnumbered, both in biomass and in diversity, by insects, arachnids, and other land-based arthropods.

今天，我们在生物量和多样性方面完全不敌昆虫、蛛形纲动物和其他陆生节肢动物。