stick insect

young models who look like stick insects (= are very thin)

瘦得跟竹节虫似的年轻模特

A female Macleay's specter stick insect pauses on a branch at the Cincinnati Zoo.

一只雌性麦克里幽灵竹节虫在辛辛那提动物园的一条树枝上休息.

In 2007, the Washington Post reported that the United States military was testing this robot that defused land mines. And the way it worked was it was shaped like a stick insect and it would walk around a minefield on its legs,

2007年，《华盛顿邮报》报道称，美国军方正在测试拆除地雷的机器人。它的形状就像一只竹节虫，用腿在雷区上行走，

The scientists from MIT noticed how spiders catch their prey1 in the rain by secreting2 a sticky material containing a carbohydrate3 known as polysaccharides that absorb water from the surface of an insect almost instantaneously, leaving a small, dry patch the glue can then stick to.

来自麻省理工学院的科学家们注意到，蜘蛛在雨中捕捉猎物的方法是靠分泌一种含有带电多糖的粘性物质，这种物质几乎可以瞬间从昆虫表面吸收水分，留下一小块干燥的表面，从而黏着猎物。

The scientists from MIT noticed how spiders catch their prey1 in the rain by secreting2 a sticky material containing a carbohydrate3 known as polysaccharides that absorb water from the surface of an insect almost instantaneously, leaving a small, dry patch the glue can then stick to.

来自麻省理工学院的科学家们注意到，蜘蛛在雨中捕捉猎物的方法是靠分泌一种含有带电多糖的粘性物质，这种物质几乎可以瞬间从昆虫表面吸收水分，留下一小块干燥的表面，从而黏着猎物。

At sea level, sun-loving lizards abound and a giant tropical stick insect lurks in spiky bushes.

海平面到处都有爱好阳光的蜥蜴;有只巨大的热带竹节虫潜伏在尖锐的灌木丛中.

It's a silly old stick insect.

那是一只愚蠢的竹节虫。

A female Macleay specter stick insect pauses on a branch at the Cincinnati Zoo.

一只母麦克里妖怪竹节虫在辛辛那提动物园的一条树枝上仔细思考。