.陳裕隆-尺蛾尿尿 ( Geometer Moth Urinating)

蛾類吸水的目的跟蝴蝶一樣，主要是要吸取水中的礦物質。夜裡山上水邊常見他們在吸水，一面吸一面排。在手電筒燈光下可以見到尾部每隔幾秒就噴出一道水柱，其實噴出來的並不是水柱而是一顆一顆水珠，由於速度相當快，人眼看起來就像水柱一般。藉由閃光燈的高速瞬間閃光，得以把高速的水珠凝結在相機感光元件上，才可以看清楚原來蛾類吸水排出的是一串一串的水珠。

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Moths share the same purpose with butterflies when it comes to water intake; they are mainly absorbing the minerals in water. Frequently seen at night sipping at the edge of the water up in the mountains, they sip and pee alternately. Under the torchlight, one can see that every few seconds, a trickle of water comes out of its tail end. In actuality, the trickle is not a streak but rather droplets of water. Because of the fast speed releasing, it looks like a streak of water under the naked eye. By using the instant flashing of a camera, the high-speed water droplets are captured congealing on the image sensor, enabling us to realize that the trickle is actually droplets of water.

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