Their light-weight neighbour needs more precision. 他们小巧的邻居则需要更高的准头
Their thick coats can insulate them down to minus 20 Fahrenheit. 他们厚重的皮毛可耐受零下三十度的低温
Their underground stems are unharmed. 它们的地下茎完好无损
which is why their builders are called compass termites. 因此它们的建筑者被称为罗盘白蚁
protect their builders from extremes of heat 保护着它们的主人
termites memorialise their industry in sculpture. 白蚁辛勤的劳作体现在雕塑上
yet their labours go almost entirely unnoticed. 但它们的辛苦劳作几乎难以察觉
while most of their prey disappear over the horizon. 因为大部分猎物都已远去
But they have no way of flushing their prey out of the grass. 但它们无法将猎物赶出草丛