Some scientists hypothesize that the monkeys rub their bodies with the millipedes because doing so helps protect them from mosquitoes.

一些科学家猜测，这些猴子用千足虫擦自己的身体，是因为这样做有助于保护它们免受蚊子叮咬。

Laboratory tests show that secretions from the bodies of these millipedes are rich in two chemicals that are potent mosquito repellents, and mosquitoes carry parasites that debilitate capuchins.

实验室测试表明，这些千足虫体内的分泌物富含两种化学物质，这两种物质是有效的驱蚊剂，而蚊子携带的寄生虫会削弱卷尾猴的能力。

How many legs do centipedes and millipedes have?

蜈蚣和倍足纲节肢动物有多少条腿？

"Have you ever lifted up a rock and seen slugs and millipedes and other ugly creatures come out?" Penzler asked me.

彭茨勒问我：“你有没有掀起一块石头看到下面有鼻涕虫、马陆等丑陋的动物爬出来？”

Three hundred million years ago, dragonflies and millipedes grew to frankly disturbing sizes - thanks in part to levels of oxygen in the atmosphere as high as 30 per cent.

三亿年前，蜻蜓和蜈蚣长得惊人的巨大，一部分原因是因为空气中的含氧量高达30%。

Centipedes also carry venom that is not deadly but can be toxic to people who are allergic to other types of insect venoms. Both centipedes and millipedes are worm-like creatures.

虽然无毒，但蜈蚣也会让某些人的皮肤过敏，它们都是蠕虫状的动物。

Scientists surveying a nature reserve in South Africa have discovered 18 previously unrecorded species of invertebrates, including spiders, snails, millipedes, earthworms and centipedes.

在南非勘察某自然保护区的一个科学家小组，发现了以前从未有记录的十八个无脊椎动物物种，其中包括有蜘蛛、蜗牛、千足虫、蚯蚓以及蜈蚣。