【BBC生命博物馆】昆虫力量22

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Alfred Russel Wallace thought up the idea of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Charles Darwin, but he has received much less recognition for his ideas. View some of the specimens he collected and learn about his life and work.
       

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        ❤ HINTS:
        Darwin
        John Noyes
       
        ❤ 英式拼法，以音频内容为准
The prediction that he made all those years ago has proven eventually to be entirely completely correct.
Thanks to Darwin, the moth was officially named "The predicted one".
Insects have evolved to exploit almost every environment on Earth. But being at the bottom of the food chain, survival depends on an insect's ability to defend itself. Some insects have evolved armour. While others sting, a feature that has dented their popularity with people for thousands of years. But that's not the case for John Noyes. He's fascinated by insects' ability to sting, and holds the title of the most stung man in the museum.他多年前的预言，终于被证实是完全正确的。为纪念达尔文，这种蛾子被命名为"先知蛾"。昆虫们不断进化，适应着地球各种环境。但身在食物链底部，自卫能力是昆虫生存的关键。有的昆虫进化出坚硬的外壳，有些昆虫则能蜇咬。几千年来，这个能力使他们在人类心中的印象大打折扣。不过对约翰·诺福斯来说却恰恰相反，他对昆虫的叮咬能力如醉如痴，被称为馆中"叮王"。