Here's the true master of camouflage, a stick insect.

这是真正的伪装大师一只竹节虫。

Well, I once tried fried stick insect in Thailand...and I've had ants, as well, that were from Colombia.

嗯，我曾经在泰国尝试过炸竹节虫......然后我还吃过蚂蚁，是在哥伦比亚。

Well, I once tried fried stick insect in Thailand… and I've had ants, as well, that were from Colombia.

嗯，我曾经在泰国吃过油炸竹节虫… … 我也吃过哥伦比亚的蚂蚁。

But scientists have observed an accumulation of harmful mutations in parthenogenetic stick insects that are absent in their sexual relatives.

但科学家们已经发现，一种孤雌生殖的粘虫在缺乏性伴侣时积累起有害的变异。

The stick insect is the world's longest insect.

竹节虫是世界上最长的昆虫。

For lots of animals, like birds, a stick insect would be a tasty snack.

对于鸟类等许多动物来说，竹节虫是一种美味的零食。

So blending in helps stick insects survive.

因此，混入有助于竹节虫生存。

And if they can't find the stick insect, they can't eat it.

如果他们找不到竹节虫，他们就不能吃它。

But it's hard for them to spot a stick insect, since it looks just like the real sticks around it.

但是他们很难发现竹节虫，因为它看起来就像围绕在它周围的真正的竹节虫。

Though these enormous stick insects were well-known to early colonists on the island, no one had seen any since the 1960s.

虽然这些巨大的竹节虫对岛上的早期殖民者来说是众所周知的，但自 1960 年代以来就没有人见过。