This is the world's largest insect.
這是世界上最大的昆蟲(chóng)。

The giant weta is a cricket-like creature with a wingspan of close to seven inches. The one in the picture, isn't just the largest weta, it's the world's largest insect ever photographed.
這只長(zhǎng)有7英寸翼展的巨大沙螽和蟋蟀長(zhǎng)得有點(diǎn)像。照片中的這只并不是沙螽中體型最大的,最大的沙螽還沒(méi)有被人拍到過(guò)。

Renowned entomologist Mark Moffett found the amazing bug after two days of searching New Zealand's Little Barrier Island. The species was previously found on the New Zealand mainland, but had been virtually annihilated by rats introduced by Europeans.
著名昆蟲(chóng)學(xué)家Mark Moffett是在新西蘭小巴里爾島經(jīng)過(guò)兩天找尋后才發(fā)現(xiàn)照片中這只沙螽的。這種昆蟲(chóng)之前被人在新西蘭發(fā)現(xiàn)過(guò),但是幾乎已經(jīng)被從歐洲引進(jìn)的老鼠給吃光了。

Moffett, 53, located the weta in a tree and proceeded to feed her a carrot.
53歲的Moffett在一棵樹(shù)上找到了這種沙螽,并開(kāi)始用胡蘿卜喂它。

"She enjoyed the carrot so much she seemed to ignore the fact she was resting on our hands and carried on munching away," Moffett said in a press release. "She would have finished the carrot very quickly, but this is an extremely endangered species and we didn't want to risk indigestion."
“她很喜歡吃胡蘿卜,她都沒(méi)注意到自己停在我們的手上,只顧著大口大口地吃著胡蘿卜,”Moffett說(shuō)?!八芸炀桶押}卜吃光了,這是一種瀕臨滅絕的物種,我們可不想把她弄得消化不良。”

Moffett, who said the creature weighed about as much as three mice, quickly let go after the photos were taken.
Moffett說(shuō),這只沙螽的重量差不多和三只老鼠的一樣重,在拍了照片之后就把它放走了。