全球胜任力：迷你“入侵者”Red imported fire ant

　　invasive species的文章里出现的第二类昆虫：Red imported fire ant.

　　Red imported fire ant 火蚁

　　本地栖息地：South America

　　运送模式：Soil in ships

　　侵略范围：Southern United States (1930s, mainly 1950s)

　　也会出现在：Australia, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines

特点01.进攻性体现在咬人

　　aggressive with a painful bite

　　[aggressive: An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.]

　　02建筑材料随着土壤运送到美国

　　construction materials delivered to the U.S along with soil, a comfortable way to travel

　　[deliver: If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.]

　　03.数量增长很快且转移它们的殖民地

　　multiply quickly and move their colonies, a tremendous problem for homeowners, businesses, schools, and farmers

　　[colonies: a group of animals of the same type living together; tremendous: We use tremendous to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is.]

　　04.降雨量多的季节，会随着积水飘进房屋、汽车和楼房，并给人带来伤害

　　heavy rain periods, float for months, move into homes , autos, and buildings, and attack people

　　火蚁给人带来的危害，从它的特性我们可以深刻感受到。但是这个危害的罪魁祸首，还是人类自己。Construction material的运输来源于人类的世界贸易、经济需求和交通发展。正如我们本期文章的丢篇invasive species提到的，要从辩证的思维看问题。Global trade可以给人类带来经济的快速发展，但是同时也会带来灾害性的影响。至于如何减弱或者消除这种现象，目前没有两全其美的办法。只能通过科技的发展和人类保护环境意识的提高，来尽量避免这些损失。

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