And did you know that these furry fliers are also pollinators?

你知道这些毛茸茸的飞行动物也是粉者吗？

As temperatures rise predators will lose their prey and flowering plants their pollinators.

随着气温升高，捕食者将失去猎物，开花植物将失去粉者。

And that's used as a lure by the plant to encourage other pollinators.

植物用它来作为粉昆虫的诱饵。

Many of the trees and plants out here will have specialist pollinators.

这里许多乔木和其他植物都有特定的授粉者。

When you think of pollinators — what comes to mind?

说起粉者，你会想到什么呢？

When you think of pollinators–what comes to mind?

当你想到授粉时，你会想到什么动物?

In its quest to become more self-sufficient, the islanders make a beeline for the planet's most efficient pollinators.

岛民们为了让自己能更自给自足，径直选择了地球上最高效的粉者。

The numbers of fly pollinators is down, as is the the number of visits by these fly pollinators.

授粉苍蝇的数量下降，“到访”的授粉苍蝇数量也出现下降。

Other plants that bees pollinate might survive with other pollinators.

蜜蜂授粉的其他植物可能会和其他授粉媒介一起存活下来。

And there are some lesser-known pollinator pals, too — even gerbils.

还有一些不太为人所知的粉者——甚至有沙鼠。

Just how many pollinators was an open question at the time.

但究竟有多少粉者，这在当时是一个悬而未决的问题。

They also do not support pollinators like birds, bees, and butterflies.

它们也不支持鸟类、蜜蜂和蝴蝶等粉者。

Lots of sweet-smelling flowers, for instance, use terpenes to attract pollinators.

比如许多有香味的花朵，使用萜烯来粉者。

Together, they are probably the most important group of insect pollinators.

加在一起，它们可能是最重要的昆虫粉媒介。

For plants, specialist pollinators act as a form of insurance policy.

对植物来说，有特定的授粉者相当于上了保险。

This is to attract flies and beetles as pollinators.

这是为了苍蝇和甲虫，让他们播花粉。

These little insects are some of the best pollinators in the entire world.

这些小昆虫是世界上最好的粉者。

The flying insects play a big part in a healthy ecosystem as pollinators.

作为粉者，该飞虫在健康的态系统中发挥着重要作用。

You can create a lot of butterfly habitat and pollinator habitat on a windowsill.

你可以在窗台上创造出不少蝴蝶和授粉者的态环境。

A 2016 United Nations report estimates 16 percent of pollinators are threatened with extinction.

2016年联国的一份报告估计，百分之十六的粉昆虫面临灭绝危机。