中国发现巨型蚊子，翼展长11.15厘米（图）

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        　　A giant mosquito with a wingspan of more than 4 inches has been found in
China.
        　　中国发现了一只翼展超过4英寸的巨型蚊子。
        　　The super-sized insect belongs to the Holorusa mikado species, the largest
mosquito family in the world.
        　　这只巨型昆虫属于帝王大蚊科，这是世界上最大的蚊子家族。
        　　With a 5 cm-long body (nearly 2 inches) and a wingspan of 11.15 cm (more
than 4 inches), the mosquito is 10 times longer than an average mosquito.
        　　这只蚊子身长5厘米(约2英寸)，翼展11.15厘米(超过4英寸)，是普通蚊子的10倍长。
        　　Zhao Li, curator of the Insect Museum of West China, discovered the insect
last August in Qincheng Mountain, within the Sichuan province.
        　　华西昆虫博物馆馆长赵力去年8月在四川秦城山发现了这只昆虫。
        　　He told South China Morning Post: “These mosquitoes look horrendous, but do
not feed on blood. The adults have a life span of only a few days and mainly
feed on nectar.”
        　　他告诉《南华早报》:“这些蚊子看起来很可怕，但它们不靠吸血为生。成虫寿命只有几天，主要以花蜜为食。
        　　“There are tens of thousands of types of mosquitoes in the world, barely
100 species feed on blood.”
        　　“世界上有成千上万种蚊子，只有100种以吸血为生。”
        　　The mosquito is set to go on display at the museum in China next month.
        　　这只蚊子将于下个月在中国的博物馆展出。