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It is so small that it has special problems with, for example, rain.
但是这种壁虎太小 所以下雨是个大问题
It could drown in a drop...
照理说一滴雨就能淹死它
but its skin is hydrophobic.
但是它的皮肤有疏水性
Rain cannot wet it.
所以不会淋湿
A tumble into a puddle, you might think, would risk death by drowning.
这种小壁虎若掉进池塘 淹死是八九不离十的事
But the gecko is unsinkable.
但小壁虎不会沉下去
It's so light and its skin so water-repellent...
因为体型轻巧，皮肤又能防水
that it can literally stand on water.
所以它们能站在水面上
Such miniaturisation is certainly very impressive...
迷你到这个地步 的确让人佩服
but the reptile body can be transformed even more dramatically.
但两栖类动物的身体 还有更惊人的转变
One of the most bizarre of all reptiles hunts insects here in Madagascar.
有一种非常奇特的两栖类动物 正在马达加斯加猎食昆虫
The praying mantis has 360 degree vision...
螳螂有三百六十度的视野
but it hasn't seen the danger that is now approaching.
但是依然看不到 正在逼近的危机
