We realized that this insect had evolved springs and latches just like a catapult so that it could efficiently hurl its droplets of pee repeatedly at these high accelerations.

我们意识到，这种昆虫已经进化出了像弹射器一样的弹簧和闩锁，因此它可以在如此高的加速度下有效地反复投掷尿滴。