But insects without long probosces were getting in on the pollination game, too.
但是没有长鼻的昆虫也 参与了授粉游戏。
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One family of flies with long probosces lived from about 125 million years ago to 100 million years ago.
一个长着长喙的苍蝇家族生活在大约 1.25 亿年前到 1 亿年前。
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Today, there are four groups of insects with long probosces: butterflies and moths, certain true flies, some beetles, and some caddisflies.
今天,有四组长着长喙的昆虫:蝴蝶和飞蛾、某些真蝇、一些甲虫和一些石蛾。
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You've probably seen butterflies flitting from plant to plant on broad wings, sticking their probosces into flowers to drink nectar and maybe picking up a clump of pollen in the process.
A proboscis/proʊˈbɒsɪs/ is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate. In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking. In vertebrates, the term is used to describe an elongated nose or snout.