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This queen produces male clones of another species.
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Iberian harvester ant colonies may look ordinary with queens, workers and males.
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But to keep it all ticking, the queen needs sperm from a different species, Mesostructor.
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After mating, the alien sperm is stored inside her body.
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When producing male clones, the sperm enters one of her eggs, but she removes her genes from the mix.
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She can also mix genes from both species, producing sterile female workers.
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And to ensure the survival of her genetic line and the future of the colony,
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she can use stored sperm from her own kind to produce new queens.
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This strategy of having two genetic lines is crucial to this ant's survival.
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One line produces Iberian harvester queens and males.
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The other produces hybrid workers that forage, build and defend the nest, as well as male mesostructa ant clones as mates for future queens.
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By maintaining an in -nest supply of cloned males, future queens no longer need to count on finding this species in the wild.
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New colonies can spread into new territories, boldly going wherever they can survive.
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All this makes them one of the most complex and weird forms of colonial life we know.

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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “Queen Ant Clones Another Species”. As palavras que mais se repetem: queen, male, sperm, produce, species. Este vídeo tem 14 frases e 202 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 1:08. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 178 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. Apenas 70% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
clone substantivo/kloʊn/clone
worker substantivo/ˈwɝ.kɚ/trabalhador
survival substantivo/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/sobrevivência
gene substantivo/d͡ʒiːn/gene
genetic adjetivo/d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/genético
nest substantivo/nɛst/ninho
defend verbo/dɪˈfɪnd/defender, proteger
egg substantivo/ɛɡ/ovo
ordinary adjetivo/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ordinário, normal
crucial adjetivo/ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/crucial
wherever/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/onde quer que
colonial adjetivo/kəˈloʊ.njəl/colonial
hybrid substantivo/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/híbrido
tick substantivo/tɪk/carrapato, carraça
harvester substantivoceifeira, gadanheira

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazis stored

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

  • Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: genetic /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/, nest /nɛst/, defend /dɪˈfɪnd/, egg /ɛɡ/, hybrid /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/
  • /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: survival /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, colonial /kəˈloʊ.njəl/, sterile /ˈstɛɹəl/
  • /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/, hybrid /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como clone, worker, survival.

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

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