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The more numerous a species becomes, the more likely it'll be attacked by it's nemesis a cordyceps fungus.
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The more numerous a species becomes, the more likely it'll be attacked by it's nemesis a cordyceps fungus. 越多的物种产生,就会遭到越多的寄生菌攻击

Those afflicted, that are discovered by the workers are quickly taken away and dumped far away from the colony.
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Those afflicted, that are discovered by the workers are quickly taken away and dumped far away from the colony. 这些病蚁迅速被工蚁发现 并把它弄到了远离巢穴的地方

Nutrients that reach the soil are leeched out by the rain
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Nutrients that reach the soil are leeched out by the rain 土壤中的养分会被雨水冲走

but fungi are connected to tree roots by their underground filaments and by quickly consuming the dead
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but fungi are connected to tree roots by their underground filaments and by quickly consuming the dead 真菌用地下菌丝连接在树根上 它们很快吃掉死植物

half of all the rainwater that falls, comes from clouds produced by the trees themselves.
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half of all the rainwater that falls, comes from clouds produced by the trees themselves. 有半数的降水被树木 再次转变成云和降水并循环使用

their growth cut short by the diminishing light.
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their growth cut short by the diminishing light. 大部分的植物因为缺少阳光而生长缓慢

and these do so by living in different parts of this jungle covered island.
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and these do so by living in different parts of this jungle covered island. 因此,它们生活在这个丛林岛屿的不同地方

Driven on by thirst,
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Driven on by thirst, 在干渴的驱使下

But on most tropical plains across our planet, the wet season is followed by a dry one.
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But on most tropical plains across our planet, the wet season is followed by a dry one. 然而地球上的绝大多数热带草原 在经历雨季后总是要经历旱季的

Here, soaked by rain and bathed in tropical sun,
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Here, soaked by rain and bathed in tropical sun, 在这里 伴着雨水的滋润,沐浴在灿烂的阳光下