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Why are snakes shaped like a stick?

2025/5/28
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Esther: 我经常因为我的体型而被误认为棍子或其他东西，这让我感到有些困扰，我甚至希望自己能有更酷的形状。但是，通过讨论，我意识到这种棍状体型实际上是我的超能力，帮助我躲避捕食者。 Ido: 我一直好奇为什么蛇的形状像棍子，这似乎是一个非常有趣的问题，我希望能够找到答案。 Emily Taylor: 作为一名生物学教授，我解释说蛇的棍状体型是一种伪装策略，帮助它们融入环境，躲避捕食者。蛇可以通过特殊的肌肉运动，以直线方式缓慢移动，进一步增强其伪装效果。此外，蛇的无肢运动方式非常独特，通过身体肌肉的波浪式收缩实现高效移动，这是一种生物进化的奇迹。我可以补充一点，蛇的S型运动也很快。 Cece the dog: 我认为棍状体型是蛇的超能力，它使蛇能够灵活地移动，并在捕食者眼皮底下隐藏自己。蛇应该为自己的体型感到自豪。

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Happy Snake Week! Every episode this week explores a different question about our slithery friends. Snakes come in all sizes and colors, but they have one thing in common: no arms or legs! In fact, one might argue they kind of look like sticks. We asked snake expert Emily Taylor why our reptilian neighbors are twig-shaped. 

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