So over time, as the moth developed a longer proboscis, so the plant developed a longer spur.

随着时间推移，飞蛾吸管变得越来越长，彗星兰花距也变得越来越长。

They're tiny. They're really long legs, but then they also have a long proboscis or long mouth part.

它们很小。有着很长腿, 但它们鼻子或嘴部分也很长。

In this case, it reconfigures into a new shape called the proboscis.

在这种情况下，它重新配置成一个新形状，称为长鼻形态。

The proboscis monkey is the  only primate that does this.

长鼻猴是唯一能做到这一点灵长类。

The point of a mosquito's proboscis is serrated and softer at its tip.

蚊子口器尖端是锯齿状，并且末端较软。

But early angiosperms didn't have the reproductive structures that made a long proboscis necessary.

但早子植并没有那种需要长口器生殖结构。

Or, again, why has not any member of the group acquired a long proboscis?

或者，再一次，为什么没有任何成员获得长长长鼻？

Maybe Size really does matter, at least in the proboscis world.

也许尺寸确实很重要，至少在长鼻世界里是如此。

. . .to keep your handsome young proboscis out of the dirt.

别沾染那些下流事。

But early angiosperms didn’t have the reproductive structures that made a long proboscis necessary.

但早子植不具备 需要长喙生殖结构。

They`re really long legs, but then they also have a long proboscis or long mouth part.

它们腿真很长，但它们也有长长长鼻或长长嘴巴。

But it needs to take it to the drop-off zone and that proboscis is long and awkward.

但它需要把它送到指定区域，而这种长鼻形态又长又别扭。

Although it wasn't preserved carrying pollen, its long proboscis shows that it was feeding on plant fluids.

尽管它并没有保存下来携带花粉状态，但它长长口器表明它以植液汁为食。

Don't worry, the male proboscis IS the father;  the baby will change color in 3 to 4 months.

别担心，雄性长鼻就是父亲；宝宝3到4个月后就会变色。

So, proboscis monkey pretty much means  long nose monkey.

所以，长鼻猴几乎就是指长鼻子猴子。

The insect stretches the skin of its prey before biting and vibrates its proboscis as it pushes it in.

这种昆虫在咬之前会拉伸猎皮肤，并在其刺入时振它口器。

For mammals, the word proboscis  means an elongated nose, like an tapir's trunk or an anteater's snout.

对于哺乳来说，长鼻这个词意思是细长鼻子，就像貘鼻子或食蚁兽鼻子。

And Darwin said, " No, I'm sure that there is an insect somewhere with a proboscis long enough to pollinate that star orchid."

而达尔文说，“不，我相信世上有某种吸管足够长昆虫，可以为这株彗星兰授粉。”

Take the proboscis monkey for example — known for its extra-long nose or the spider monkey with extremely long limbs and a tail.

以长鼻猴为例——它鼻子特别长。或者是有着非常长四肢和尾巴蜘蛛猴。

Since the proboscis goes through both the epidermal and dermal layers, the cells in those layers are susceptible to infection by Zika virus.

因为喙穿过了表皮和真皮层，这些皮层中细胞就容易受到寨卡病毒感染。