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Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new species set to send shudders around the world - jumping cockroaches. 来自南非的科学家们的发现可能会让整个世界为之一振：他们发现了极具跳跃天赋的“小强”。 The previously-unknown insect was found leaping around in undergrowth inside the Table Mountain National Park near Cape Town. 这种在之前从未被人类所知的生物是在南非开普敦的桌山国家公园的灌木丛中所发现的。 And while millions of homeowners and bug-haters might wince at the thought, the discovery has been hailed a scientific triumph. 这大概会使得不少住家户与讨厌昆虫的人们恨得咬牙切齿，不过这在科学领域中却是一次值得欢呼的发现。 This month the jumping cockroach - nicknamed the 'leaproach' - was named one of the top 10 new species for 2011. 这种擅于跳跃的蟑螂有着“leaproach”的绰号，在本月被列为了2011的十大新物种之一。 The unusual creature was first spotted by South African biologists Mike Picker and Jonathan Colville. 这种非同一般的生物是由南非的生物学家Mike Picker和Jonathan Colville最先发现的。 Professor Picker, who works at the University of Cape Town, today told how the zoologists discovered the insect by chance as they searched for flies during a research project. 任教于开普敦大学的Picker教授表示，他们是在一项以苍蝇所目标的研究的过程中所意外发现的。 | 
