乌桕 [
wū jiù]
Excoecaria sebifera
Sapium sebiferum
[林] Chinese tallow tree
- 乌桕大蚕蛾在热带以及东南亚的亚热带森林较为常见。
Atlas moths are found in the tropical and subtropical forests of South-East Asia. - 这种刑罚用一个大锅,装满了水,油,焦油,乌桕,甚至熔化的铅。
This penalty was carried out using a large cauldron filled with water, oil, tar, tallow or even molten lead. - 据悉,这些乌桕大蚕蛾口器发育不完全,消耗幼虫时期积累下来的脂肪,最多只能存活两个星期。
These Atlas moths, which do not have fully-formed mouths and survive off fat they built up as caterpillars, only live for a maximum of two weeks.