动物界的举重高手

　　Known for their remarkable feats of strength, this tiny ant has proven it's no weakling by effortlessly picking up a caterpillar using its jaws。蚂蚁以超凡的力量而闻名，图中这只小小的蚂蚁用它的下颌不费吹灰之力地举起了整只毛毛虫，完美地证明了-它，并非弱者。

　　The determined weaver ant bumped into the green insect while walking across a branch and decided to pick it up to move it out of the way。这只坚定的编织蚁在树枝上爬行时碰到了一只绿色昆虫，于是它决定把这大家伙从路中间挪开举起来。

　　Remarkably, it then bit the caterpillar and lifted it above its head in a 'clean and jerk' weightlifting action。值得注意的是，它先是咬了毛毛虫一口，然后用了一个举重运动员“挺举”的动作直接将毛毛虫举过头顶。

　　The powerful ant, which is just one centimetre long, did not appear to struggle handling the five-centimetre long insect。别看这只充满力量的蚂蚁只有1公分长，但在对付这只5公分长的毛毛虫时却没有显现出任何挣扎的迹象。

　　Teenager Frenki Jung captured the special moment in his back garden in Sambas, Indonesia。印度尼西亚少年法兰基(Frenki Jung)在自己位于三发的家中后花园抓拍到了这一特殊时刻。

　　The 17-year-old said: 'The red ant bit the caterpillar before lifting it up above its head while walking on a branch. These ants are known for their strength and it seemed like it was doing it to test itself.'这位17岁的少年说：这只红蚂蚁在树上爬行时碰到了毛毛虫，它先是叮咬毛毛虫，然后又把它举过头顶。这些蚂蚁以大力士出名，但它似乎也想借此证明自己。

　　Frenki, a student, added: 'I was amazed by what I saw - it was fascinating.'“我被这一幕惊呆了，这太神奇了！”作为学生的法兰基补充到。

　　Weaver ants are primarily found throughout Asia and Australia, where colonies can contain up to half a million workers。编织蚁主要分布于亚洲和澳大利亚，在那里，它们的巢穴可以容纳近五十万工蚁。

　　Due to the size of their colonies, they consume a large amount of food and continuously kill other small insects。由于它们数量庞大，需要消耗大量的食物，所以它们不断猎杀其他小型昆虫。

　　Because they often prey on agricultural pests, they are also used as effective bio-control agents throughout Asia and Australia。由于它们经常捕食农业害虫，在亚洲和澳大利亚，它们也常被用做有效的生防控制剂。

　　As the caterpillar begins curling up to protect itself, the weaver ant keeps a firm grip while a fellow worker ant climbs onto it。当毛毛虫试图蜷缩起来以保护自己时，编织蚁紧紧地咬住不放，就在此时它的同伴工蚁爬到了毛毛虫的身上。

　　Due to the size of weaver ant colonies, the workers consume a large amount of food and are continuously killing other small insects such as caterpillars。由于编织蚁数量庞大，这些工蚁需要大量的食物补给，因而不断地捕杀其他小型昆虫，毛毛虫就是其一。

（沪江英语）