The fungus has bloated their abdomens.

真菌已使它们的腹部肿胀起来了。

And there are whole nations in that condition, nations without fancy or imagination, whose vast abdomens betray them.

有些国家的全部国民都处于这种状态，这些国民没有幻想，没有想象力，只有一个出卖了他们的大肚皮。

Most ants have a natural washboard and plectrum built into their abdomens that they can rub together to communicate using sound.

大多数蚂蚁的腹部生有一块天然的“搓衣板”和“琴拨”，它们依靠互相摩擦的声音来“说话”。