Cicadas 蟬

Do you know about cicadas? 你知道蟬嗎？

Let me tell you some fun facts about this creature.
讓我告訴你一些和這個生物相關的有趣事實。

Female cicadas will deposit their eggs inside a hole on tree branches.
雌蟬會把蟬卵存放在樹枝上的洞裡。

When the eggs hatched, they need to fall to the ground and burrow into the earth. 當蟬卵孵化，幼蟲必須墜落地面並鑽進泥土中。

Cicadas at this stage live on sucking fluids from the roots of plants.
這個階段的蟬靠著吸吮樹根的汁液維生。

They are waiting for a sign to emerge together.
他們在等待一個集體出現的訊號。

Billions of cicadas will climb up to seek a secure perch like a magnificent parade.
數十億隻的蟬會一起爬上安全的樹木枝幹，像個盛大的遊行隊伍。

They will shed their old skin and grow wings on the treetop.
他們會在樹上蛻去外殼和長出翅膀。

Now they are adult cicadas. 現在他們是成蟬了。

As soon as they finish transformation, the law of nature predicts their destiny.
一旦他們完成轉變，大自然法則便預言了他們的命運。

They only have few weeks to live under the sunshine and moonlight after 13 - 17 years of waiting under the ground.
在地底生活13 - 17年之後，他們只能在陽光及月光下存活幾個星期。

Then male cicadas start singing to attract female cicadas.
然後雄蟬會開始唱歌來吸引母蟬。

In order to meet the other half, they sing so loud.
為了吸引另一半，他們高聲歌唱。

They sing so hard for mating. 這麼認真唱歌就是為了繁殖交配。

Have you ever complain about their noisy sounds?
你曾經抱怨過他們吵雜的聲音嗎?

Show some empathy. 展現一些同理心吧！

This is the last stage of their lifespan. 這是他們生命的最後階段了。

Do the best they can at the moment. 在這個時刻盡其所能。

To sing, to mate, and to create next generation. 為了繁衍下一代為唱。