Now let's focus on a specific example of a natural predator that can cause a lot of damage to coral reefs—the Crown of Thorns, or CoT starfish.

现在，让我们来看一个自然捕食者的具体例子，它会对珊瑚礁造成很大的伤害——那就是刺冠海星。

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The crown of thorns starfish is a coral reef predator that preys on coral polyps.

刺冠海星是一种以珊瑚虫为食的珊瑚礁捕食者。

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The crown of thorns starfish is large, twenty-five to thirty-five centimeters in diameter, and has seven to twenty-one arms that are covered in spines.

棘冠海星很大，直径长达25到35厘米，有7到21条手臂，上面布满了刺。

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"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns.

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The on-set sequences are savagely satirical, as a diva feeds her dog caviar while Stracci looks on, actors in the Crucifixion scene pick their noses or laugh at inappropriate moments, and crew members call out for the crown of thorns as if it were hardware.

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The centerpiece of the gala evening, and of the exhibit, was a huge crown of thorns that hung from the ceiling.

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Glen De'ath from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and colleagues determined that tropical cyclones - 34 in total since 1985 - were responsible for 48% of the damage, while outbreaks of the coral-feeding crown-of-thorns starfish accounted for 42%.

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