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

已知的同类相食者，如螳螂、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.

螳螂完全和田鼠相反。

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

螳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.

她就一只螳螂，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，躲一只巨大的螳螂。

The front legs of the praying mantis look bent in prayer. Yet those legs are used to hunt. Tiny spikes hook onto prey so it can't get away.

螳螂的前腿看起着，在。而，那双腿是用捕猎的。腿上的小刺会钩住猎物，让它无法逃脱。

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.

比如螳螂等就在慢慢进化对付这些昆虫，这些昆虫又继续进化躲避追杀。

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 你长得在的螳螂。

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螳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。

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

你可以选择了解 praying mantis 和草蜢之间的区别是什么？

I feel like I'm walking like a praying mantis.

我觉得自己走路螳螂。

So next time you see a roach, you can think, about its relatives, pretend it's just a praying mantis, just kind of a chubbier praying mantis, a rounder praying mantis, and maybe see if you can hold one.

所以下次你看到蟑螂时，可以想想它的亲戚，假装它只不过是一只体型更胖、更圆润的螳螂，也许还能试着抓一只拿在手里。

I found a praying mantis on the asparagus fern in front of the veranda and put it in a glass jar with a few sprays of the fern.

我在阳台前的芦笋蕨上发现了一只螳螂， 把它放在一个玻璃罐里， 喷了几滴芦笋。

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

螳螂有 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。

As they report in Ecology and Evolution, their camera captured footage of a praying mantis killing a nestling and eating from it.

正如他们在《生态与进化》杂志上报道的，他们的摄机捕捉到了一只螳螂杀死一只雏鸟并食用它的画面。

And within this alien world of tropical rainforests, we're here to show you the creature that we've fallen completely in love with: the praying mantis.

在这个充满热带雨林的外星世界中，我们在这里向您展示我们完全爱上的生物：螳螂。

Looks a little like a giant praying mantis?

看着只正在的大螳螂的那个?

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

我通常在逃命 躲一只巨大的螳螂。

But there was something wrong with the praying mantis.

但是螳螂有点不对劲。

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

啊，我无影无踪，你没见过熊拳吧。你就见过坐盘式螳螂拳，或是什么猴拳。