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Darwin' s prediction in 1862 was based on the idea that the orchid and the moth must have evolved together, and neither could exist without the other. It was only a matter of time before this hypothetical moth would be found. Darwin' s cause was taken up by Alfred Russel Wallace. It was so clear to him that it must exist, that he said it was an absolute certainty that if people went to Madagascar, sooner or later they were bound to find this moth. Wallace published a picture of what he thought the moth looked like, a sort of wanted poster for the mystery pollinator. Darwin' s moth was eventually found, but not until 1903, 20 years after Darwin' s death. |
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1862 nián dá ěr wén zuò chū zhè gè yù yán, shì rèn wéi lán huā yǔ é zi bì xū yì qǐ jìn huà, liǎng zhě quē yī bù kě. zhǎo dào jiǎ shè zhōng de é zi, zhǐ shì shí jiān wèn tí, ā ěr fú lēi dé lā sāi ěr huá lái shì rèn tóng dá ěr wén de kàn fǎ. tā rèn wéi zhè zhǒng shēng wù yí dìng cún zài, tā dāng shí jiān xìn, zhǐ yào yǒu rén qù mǎ dá jiā sī jiā, zǒng yǒu yì tiān huì fā xiàn zhè zhǒng é zi. huá lái shì fā biǎo le yī fú tú, huà chū le tā tuī cè de é zi wài guān, suàn shì wèi zhè gè mí liú xià de xuán shǎng xiào xiàng. 1903 nián, zhōng yú yǒu rén fā xiàn le zhè zhǒng fēi é, dāng shí dá ěr wén guò shì yǐ 20 nián. |