Theyhave a prettycompellingreasonforthisunusualbehavior.
この異常な行動には、かなり説得力のある理由がある。
Prayingmantisesaresoincredible, researchersputthemin a categoryoftheirownamonginsects, comparingthemmorecloselytovertebratesthantheirinsectcounterparts.
Researchersfoundthatwingless, juvenilethorny-armedprayingmantisescanjumpfrom a horizontalsurfaceto a verticalone, twobodylengthsaway, withnearly 100% accuracy.
Andbecausetheyaresit-and-waitpredators, for a longtime, scientiststhoughtthattheirattackswerestereotypical, meaningthateachprayingmantisstrikewouldalwaysbetheinthesamedirection, atthesameangle, atthesamespeed.
I mean, ifyouthinkabouttheirforelegs, there's threesegmentsthatthey'removingtocapturetheprey, butthere's a lotofpotentialversatilityinhowtheymovethat, howfast, howmuch.
When a birdcomeswithinstrikedistance, usually 5 to 10 centimeters, themantisquicklystrikeswithitstworaptorialfrontlegswhileholdingontoitsperchwithitsotherfourlegs.
Butitdoessuggestthattheylikelyareproducingsomeamountofforce, a significantamountofforce, astheysortofclosethosetibiaonthosefemurstobeabletoholdontothispreyandeatitbasicallyalive.
Andyousay, OK, nowthecorrelationisatitspeakandthat's wheretheimagesmatchAndwiththatoffset, I cansaythelefteyematchestherighteyeandnow I canfigureouthowfarawaysomethingis.
そのオフセットがあれば、左目と右目が一致し、何かがどのくらい遠くにあるのかがわかる。
Thisis a particularlyreliablemeansofdepthperceptionbecauseitdependsonlyongeometryratherthanonassumptions.
これは、仮定ではなく幾何学のみに依存するため、特に信頼性の高い奥行き知覚の手段である。
Whenitwasfirstdescribed, scientistsbelievedonlyprimatesandothermammalswithlargebrainsandfront-facingeyeswerecapableofit, sinceitrequires a lotofbrainpower.
Theseprismsincreasedthehorizontaldisparitybetweentheeyes, meaningtheyshiftedtheviewofeachofthem a littlebitinward, artificiallyplacingtheflyclosertothemantisin 3D space.
Inthismantiscinema, theyshowedthemantis a movieofprey, blackandwhitedotshoveringrightinfrontofthemantis, whereeacheyesaw a slightlyshiftedversionfromtheothereyeduetothe 3D glasses.
I thinkinmachinevision, we'realwaysusingthehumanas a goldstandard, andlike, canmycomputeralgorithmreproducetheabilitiesofhumanstereoscopicvision, whichmaybeveryappropriate, butitmaybemassivelyover-engineeredforwhatyouneed.
Thestudyauthorhypothesizedthatthiswasbecausethefemaleswhowereeffectivelystarvingputalloftheirenergytowardspheromonessothattheywouldattractthemalesandthenget a chancetoeatthem.
Whichgivesthefemale a lotoftimetoattackifshe's feelingsnacky.
そのため、メスがおやつを食べたくなったら、攻撃する時間がたくさんある。
Socaloriesreallyseemtobethemainmotivatorforthefemales, althoughscientistsspeculatethatsometimesthefemalesattackbecausethey'renotyetsexuallymaturewhenthemalesapproachthem, whichis a tactic I thinkhumansshouldemploytoo.
And I alwaysthought, thankGod I'm massivelybiggerthanthistinyinsect, anditcan't actuallyattackmeandeatme.
そして、私はいつも思っていた。私はこの小さな昆虫よりはるかに大きい。
Soyes, definitelyboth.
そう、両方だ。
Luckily, gettingtheopinionsofbothChrisandJennyhelpedmesee a fullerpictureoftheprayingmantis, aninsect I'velovedfrom a distancefor a longtime, butonethatthey'vededicatedyearsoftheirlifetounderstanding.
I know I'm activelytryingtodroprecurringmonthlycharges.
私は毎月の定期的な課金を積極的に減らそうとしている。
ButifyoudowanttosupportthischannelandgetlifelongaccesstoallofNebula's exclusivecontentwithout a monthlycharge, we'reofferinglifetimemembershipsfor a limitedtimefor $300.
ThishelpsfundoriginalserieslikeArchaeologyQuest, where I wentoutintothewoodswithmyfriendandco-writerLorraine, whereweputourselvestothetesttryingtocompeteintaskstosurvivethePaleolithic.
Thevideoyoujustwatchedislong, haslotsofanimations, andtookme a longtimetomake.
今見ていただいたビデオは長くて、アニメーションがたくさんあって、作るのに時間がかかりました。
Tobeabletomakelonger, in-depthvideoslikethisone, I havetoslowdownuploadpace.
今回のような長くて深いビデオを作るためには、アップロードのペースを落とさなければならない。
I simplycan't makethesevideosasfastastheYouTubealgorithmwantsmeto.
YouTubeのアルゴリズムが望むほど速くビデオを作れないんだ。
Evengettingthisdonein a monthwasdifficult.
これを1ヶ月で仕上げることさえ難しかった。
A two-weekuploadpacenearlykillsme, andthosevideosareshorterandnotasdetailed.
アップロードのペースが2週間では死にそうになる。
It's such a trickybalanceonYouTube, thequantityversusqualitydebate, andunfortunatelytakingthetimetoslowdownandcreatelonger, bettervideosis a financialrisk.