136 caterpillars made a straight single line 17 feets （5.2 meters）in length and wriggled top-to-toe across the road.
136只毛毛虫排成笔直的长17英尺（5.2米）的整齐队列缓慢的横穿一条公路。
资料图 英国百只毛毛虫排队过马引路人惊叹
And their safety-in-numbers approach had the desired effect as the slow-moving convoy was easily seen by motorists, who were held up for 20 minutes as it made its way across.
他们这种以数量取胜的方法起到神奇的效果：许多司机看到这个缓慢移动的队伍，他们停车等了足足20多分钟，以便毛毛虫能够安全通过马路。