Some scientists hypothesize that the monkeys rub their bodies with the millipedes because doing so helps protect them from mosquitoes.
一些科学家猜测,这些猴子用千足虫擦自己的身体,是因为这样做有助于保护它们免受蚊子叮咬。
Laboratory tests show that secretions from the bodies of these millipedes are rich in two chemicals that are potent mosquito repellents, and mosquitoes carry parasites that debilitate capuchins.