【龙腾网】研究人员在海底发现了一种以木头为食的“**”蛤
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Researchers discover bizarre new species of'phallic' clam that feeds on wood at the bottom of the ocean
研究人员在海底发现了一种以木头为食的“**”蛤
When this type ofphallic-looking clam is around, discarded timber turns into a tasty treat.
当这种看起来像JJ的蛤蜊出现的时候，废弃的木材就变成了美味的食物。
Researchers recentlydiscovered one new species and several new genus groups of wood-boring clams,which feast on wood debris in the ocean.
研究人员最近发现了一种新种类和几个新属的蛀木蛤，它们以海洋中的木屑为食。
The discovery of the newspecimens expands the number of wood-boring clams known to humans to twice thesize previously thought.
新样本的发现，将人类已知的蛀木蛤的数量扩大了一倍。
'There's not just onetree-cleaner-upper in the ocean, they're really diverse,' says Janet Voight,Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the Field Museum and the study'slead author.
菲尔德博物馆无脊椎动物动物学副馆长、该研究的第一作者珍妮特•沃伊特表示：“海洋中不止有一种高级的蛀木生物，它们真的很多样化。”
In addition to being somewhatcomical in shape — a phallic tube-like organ called a 'siphon' protrudes fromtheir shell — researchers note that the type of clam may also have a profoundecological impact.
除了在形状上有点滑稽之外——一种叫做“虹吸管”的**状管状器官从它们的壳中伸出来——研究人员注意到这种蛤的类型也可能有深远的生态影响。
The clams, which bore intowood and use their bodies to scrape off sawdust and eat it, are among the onlyspecies on Earth known to eat wood and because of their unique diet, scientistssay that the class of clams could be instrumental in regulating the amount ofwood in the ocean.
这种蛤——通过钻入木头内部、使用他们的身体刮掉木屑并吃掉这些木屑——是地球上已知的极少数吃木头的物种之一。因为他们独特的饮食，科学家们表示，这类蛤可以帮助调节海洋中木材的数量。
'We have no idea how much woodis at the bottom of the ocean, but there's probably a lot more than we think,'said Voight in a statement.
沃伊特在一份声明中说，我们不知道海底有多少木材，但可能比我们想象的要多得多。
'After big storms, we estimatethat millions of tons of wood are washed out to sea. What if these clamsweren't there to help eat it? Think how long it would take the wood to rot...'
“大风暴过后，我们估计有数百万吨木材被冲到了海里。如果没有这些蛤帮忙吃呢？想想这些木头要多久才会腐烂……”
According to researchers,while the clams are tiny — some of their shells are about the size of a peaeven for adults — they often settle in large numbers allowing them to quicklytake care of wood debris.
据研究人员称，尽管这类蛤很小——对成年人来说，它们的大小也只有豌豆那么大——但它们经常会大量定居下来，让它们能够迅速处理掉木头碎屑。
Voight says that since theclams are efficient and almost alone in eating wood that finds its way into theocean they also play a crucial role in cycling carbon -- turning trees in theocean into waste that other animals in the ocean can get energy from.
沃伊特说，由于这种蛤极为高效，而且几乎是单独吃进海洋的木头，所以它们在循环碳方面也发挥着关键作用——把海洋中的树木变成废物，海洋中的其他动物则可以从中获得能量。
'It blows me away,' she saidin a statement.
她在一份声明中表示，“这让我震惊。”
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loreng, phoenix, UnitedStates, 1 day ago
We need a plastic eating one.
我们需要一种吃塑料的蛤
stephenjjj2, Tampa, UnitedStates, 1 day ago
Life is everywhere.
生命无处不在
Ed_Ward, Bristol, 1 day ago
@James Pero - If you thinkthat looks phallic, Mr Pero, perhaps you should see a doctor.
作者，如果你觉得这看起来像生殖器，也许你应该去看医生。
Pigglet, Hundredacrewoods,United States, 1 day ago
So much money spent onspacecraft exploration but so much of our oceans are unexplored.
在宇宙飞船探索上花了那么多钱，但我们的海洋却有那么多没被探索过。
Sonya , South of north,Nicaragua, 1 day ago
Let's train them to feed onplastic - problem solved!
让我们训练它们以塑料为食——问题解决！
Rarkar, Winchester, UnitedKingdom,
I'll never swim in th seaagain...
我再也不会在海里游泳了……
