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Rare crickets scale the rocks

稀有的蟋蟀攀爬着岩石

while translucent earwigs

而半透明的蠼螋

and milky millipedes forage for food

和乳白的多足虫寻找着食物

These are cave specialists,

它们是洞穴专化物种

or troglobites,

也称穴居生物

and they never leave the lava tube

它们从不离开熔岩管

Over time,most have lost their eyes and colour,

随着时间的推移，它们退化了眼睛和颜色

like this plant hopper

就像这只蜡蝉（也称飞虱）

Its tail has a curious function

它的尾部有着奇怪的作用

Any predator biting it from behind

任何从其背后攻击的捕食者

will be left with nothing but a mouthful of irritating waxy hair

只会得到一嘴的刺激性的蜡制毛发

This is a place of ghostly stillness -

这是一个寂静得诡异的地方

a definite advantage for the small-eyed big-eyed hunting spider

对大小眼狩猎蜘蛛确是绝对优势

With its super-sensitive leg hairs,

凭借着超灵敏的腿部绒毛

it can pick up the slightest movement in the air,

它可以捕捉到空气中最轻微的动静

and it senses the cricket's presence

它可以感知到蟋蟀的存在

long before it's close enough to ambush

早在近到可以伏击前

As prey are few and far between,

由于捕食次数少而且间隔远

this may be its last meal for some time

这可能就是近期最后一顿了

With no light and little vegetation,

没有光与少量植物

only the specialists survive here

只有这些专化物种存活在这里

But that isn't the case for all lava tubes

但这不所有熔岩管的情况

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