Once airborne, the locusts can travel over 60 miles a day 一旦上天 蝗虫每天可以飞行九十六公里
But this devastation is about to get a lot worse. 而这巨大的灾难正愈演愈烈
No creature exploits the greening of a desert more quickly 没有什么生物能比蝗虫更早或更轰动地
but just add a little water and plants that have lain dormant for months 休眠了几个月的植被 只要遇到一点点水
And when a desert suddenly turns green, 当沙漠突然变为绿洲
Yet even these landscapes can be transformed in a matter of days. 但即使是这种地方也能在几天之内焕然新生
And with chicks to feed, he also uses the spines as a larder. 幼鸟们嗷嗷待哺 叶刺就像是食品储藏柜