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The sundew's tentacles are living fly-paper.
小毛毡苔的触须 有如活生生的捕蝇纸
Struggling only makes matters worse.
挣扎只会让情况越变越糟
With each contact, the plant tightens its grip.
每一次接触 都会让小毛毡苔卷得更紧
As more and more tentacles envelop the prey,
卷住猎物的触须越来越多
the droplets spread across its body.
液滴沾满了猎物的身体
The Venus fly trap.
这是捕蝇草
Like the sundew, it makes itself very attractive,
它和小毛毡苔一样 都想办法让自己变得香甜可口
oozing nectar across the brim of each leaf.
每一片叶子的边缘都渗出蜜汁
Eventually, the insect is smothered and drowns in sticky fluid.
最后昆虫窒息，在黏液中淹死
Digestive enzymes break down the body into a nitrogen-rich meal
消化酵素把昆虫的身体 分解为一顿富含氮的大餐
which is absorbed by the plant.
由植物吸收
Without animal tissues this plant would not survive.
若少了动物的组织 这种植物也无法存活
But there's another carnivorous plant
但另一种食肉植物的
that's an even more sophisticated predator.
狩猎策略更高明
