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The long, tenacious roots of the 'ohi'a wend their way through the cracks and penetrate deep into the rock in search of trapped water and nutrients

桃金娘树长长的坚韧的树根通过裂缝渗透岩石深处寻找营养与水分

Their quest leads them to a remarkable subterranean world

去探索不同寻常的地下世界

Once, a raging torrent of lava flowed right through here

曾经，一股强烈的岩浆流过此处

When it stopped, this was all that remained - a lava tube, pitch black, constantly damp and very cold

当它停下之后，留下的只有流过的痕迹，潮湿且寒冷的黑暗

Can anything survive in this harsh world? Amazingly, yes

有什么生命能够在这个严峻的环境中生存吗？不可思议的是，有的

Patches of bacteria line the walls, feeding on the minerals in the volcanic rock itself

火山岩所含的矿物质滋养了一片片细菌

But that's not all

那还不是全部

This is the small-eyed big-eyed hunting spider - a curious name for any spider, let alone one whose eyes barely function

这是小眼睛大眼睛捕猎蜘蛛，对于任何蜘蛛来说这是一个稀奇的名字，还别说它的眼睛几乎没什么作用

But in total darkness, eyes are little use

但是在完全的黑暗中，眼睛还是有一点点用的

Although he can't see it, the spider has company

虽然它看不见，但是它有自己的伙伴

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