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On May 11, the first season of Discovering Mysteries was launched in the column This is Hainan by the New Hainan app, focusing on the natural environment of Hainan, showing Hainan's ecological resources, species diversity, ecological scientific research and protection, and the achievements of the construction of the National Ecological Civilization Experimental District. It will take you to explore the mystery in the rainforest and find more from a macroscopic to a microscopic perspective.
Weaver Ants build their nests facing the sun at the top of the trees.
The ants select a location
then the worker ants hook their back legs into the surface of a leaf
stretch their bodies out
and bite the edge of another leaf,
pulling the leaves together.
When the distance between leaves is too far
one ant bites the waist of the next
and bit by bit they close the gap, forming an 「ant bridge」
a truly amazing process!
After the branches and leaves are gathered together,
the Weaver Ants carry their mature larvae
to the places that need to be bound together, and stimulate the larval ants to produce silk.
The fine strands of silk bind the leaves together
forming a perfect nest.
Weaver ants are a kind of arboreal ants
and are a typical example of a social insect species.
They are naturally fierce
with strict ranks.
The worker ants, who cannot reproduce
spend their whole lives in busy toil.
These ants have large, powerful jaws
and bodies that can extend and retract.
These specialized body parts plus the clear division of labor means they must all work together to create this nest which resembles a work of art.
The outside fits together seamlessly
while the inside is like a completely different world.
The omnivorous Weaver Ants prey on many species of insect pests
and they have been used as a method of pest control in citrus orchards for over 1,700 years.
《這裡是海南》是新海南客戶端上線後全新推出的一檔短視頻欄目，旨在打造海南首個反映海南生態、人文地理的微紀錄片欄目，通過挖掘海南的人文地理，記錄海南的生態自然資源，用適合在移動端傳播的微紀錄片形式，向世界展示海南豐富的自然人文資源。《秘境尋蹤》第一季以海南自然環境展示為基底，展現海南的物種多樣性生態資源以及科研保護和國家生態文明試驗區建設成果。從宏觀到微觀的視角，帶你探秘雨林中的精靈，尋找更多海島生機。
南妹河沿岸
在延伸的樹冠上
掛著幾個圓球狀的物體
這是 「建築專家」黃猄蟻的巢
黃猄蟻在樹冠向陽處築巢
蟻群選定位置
工蟻后腿勾在葉面
將身體伸展
咬住另一片葉片邊緣
聚攏樹葉
間距比較遠的
一隻咬住另一隻的腰部
節節相扣，形成「蟻橋」
這是一個令人驚奇的過程
枝葉聚攏後
黃猄蟻將家族裡的老熟幼蟲叼出來
在需要粘合的地方刺激幼蟲吐絲
細密的絲網把樹葉黏連
形成一個完美的巢穴
黃猄蟻是樹棲蟻種
典型的群居社會性昆蟲
生性兇猛
等級森嚴
沒有繁殖能力的工蟻
一生都在忙碌中度過
強有力的大顎
伸縮的節狀身軀
這些身體特徵加上蟻群明確的分工協作
建成了這座藝術品般的巢穴
外觀嚴絲合縫
內部卻別有洞天
雜食性的黃猄蟻以捕食多種害蟲為主
早在1700多年前就被用於柑橘園的害蟲防治
海南國際傳播中心出品
Hainan International Media Center Presents
Subtitles: Nicki Johnson
Translated by Liu Xiaomeng
Editor: Chen Shumin
字幕翻譯：謝敏
編譯：劉曉濛
小編：陳書敏