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点击复制Daylight reveals another reef predator
晨光揭开又一潜礁掠食者的面纱
Crown-of-thorns starfish
长棘海星
Coral killers
珊瑚杀手
Climbing over their prey
攀上猎物
They secrete digestive juices that turn the inside of the coral to liquid
释放消化酶，将珊瑚溶解成液态
Then they suck out the nutrients
吸取养分
Leaving nothing behind but a ghostly skeleton
仅留下珊瑚的幽灵骨架
In only a few days
再过几天
They can kill huge swathes of the reef
它们能大肆破坏珊瑚礁
Fortunately coral has an unlikely ally
幸运的是，珊瑚有一个意想不到的盟友
The Triton's trumpet
特里同的号角——潜行的猎手
Believe it or not
信不信由你
This is a predator on the prowl
潜行捕猎的它
Its killer pounce revealed only when time is speeded up
加速时光流速，才揭示它那致命的猛扑
An unlikely hero perhaps
也许是个不可能的英雄
But the Triton's trumpet is an invaluable control on these starfish
但是海卫一号的喇叭是控制这些海星的无价之宝
And the crown-of-thorns isn't the only coral killer on the reef
荆棘皇冠并不是珊瑚礁上唯一的杀手
The razor-sharp beaks of bumphead parrotfish
棘冠海星那如剃刀般锋利的嘴喙
Also put a dent in this living landscape
也让这片生机勃勃的景象黯然失色