第90篇英文核心词汇学习
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今天的英国儿童新闻，要和大家分享一种神奇的seaslug，这种seaslug可以自己把自己的头和身体分开。研究人员说，可能这种seaslug的身体里有某种有害的parasite（寄生虫），所以他们要抛弃自己的旧身体。除了儿童新闻，英国的TheGuardian和BBC都报道了这种神奇的生物。ScientistsinJapanhavediscoveredthatcertaintypesofseaslughavetheabilitytoremovetheirheadandgrowawholenewbody!
“Weweresurprisedtoseetheheadmovingjustafterautotomy.”
Autotomyiswhenacreaturecanlosepartofitsbody.Themostwell-knownexamplesareprobablythelizardsthatcan‘drop’theirtailifthreatened,thengrowonebacklater.
That’sprettyamazinginitself,buttheseaslug’sabilityisonanotherlevel.Onceremoved,theheadcanmovearoundonitsown.Withinafewweeks,itcangrowawholenewbody,