A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said Thursday.

英国科学家于上周四称，在婆罗洲群岛发现的一种身长超过1英尺的竹节虫为目前世界上最长的昆虫。

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Scientists presenting at the Society for Experimental Biology annual conference in Glasgow recorded the bug and analyzed its volume compared to various other loud animals.

科学家在格拉斯哥举办的实验生物学协会的年会上就此作了报告，并对比分析了其他动物的音量。

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Other scientists found that negative thoughts could also slow the growth of the food poisoning bug E.coli.

其他科学家发现，消极的想法也会使可造成食物中毒的大肠杆菌生长减缓。

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Scientists are more concerned with the bug's appetite for crops than its smell.

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The scientists found many sections of the bug's DNA seemed to have been acquired from other organisms - some may even have come from humans.

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Staphylococcus aureus is the bug responsible for many hospital infections, and scientists are worried that some strains were acquiring high levels of resistance to virtually every available antibiotic.

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