The first thousand five hundred and eighty first chapters
If it is dawn or dusk, Maria snails will go out to forage. This is a carnivorous species. They use their radula to prey on sponges, foraminifera, algae, coral animals and small crustaceans.
Therefore, it is easier to find Maria snails by following sponges, foraminifera, algae, coral animals and small crustaceans at dawn or dusk.
This may really be the habitat of the Maria snail, so the Korean peacock only searched for half an hour before finding another Maria snail, and this one was bigger than the one just now.
The most important thing is that the Korean peacock found a group of eggs under this Maria snail, so this is probably a female snail, and the eggs under it are the eggs it laid.
"It would be great if they were all Maria snails." When he saw the egg cluster, the Korean peacock was already grinning from ear to ear.
With the harvest in hand, Han Peacock refused to leave. He continued to search here. As the search scope expanded, Han Peacock found more and more conches.
Perhaps because there is enough food here and the environment is suitable, the Korean peacock was already dazzled when each conch entered its eyes.
At this time, Han Peacock remembered that the reproductive methods of all conchs in the family Conchidae are almost the same. They are all dioecious. The spawning season is mostly from March to July. The eggs are usually laid in coral caves, empty shells and dark places.
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After laying eggs, the female oyster does not leave the egg group. It has the habit of guarding the eggs. It still lies on the egg group and deliberately protects it until it hatches.
All animals in the family Conchidae are slow-moving and afraid of strong light. They hibernate in coral caves or under rocks during the day and go out to look for food at dawn or dusk. They are carnivorous species.
Most species live freely and move slowly. According to records, the fast ones can crawl forward 15 centimeters per minute, while the slow ones can only move forward about 7 centimeters.
When the tide recedes regularly every day, the snails usually hide under the rocks, in caves or in dark places where algae are thick.
They are diurnal and nocturnal. When night falls at dusk, they crawl out and move around. Therefore, it is difficult to collect living snails during the day, but when you go to the beach and coral reefs at night to collect living snails, it is easy to collect living treasures.
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So when he saw many snails in action, Han Peacock suddenly realized that it was already night.
When he raised his head, he happened to see someone above him. It was Huangshan Mountain. Obviously, because Han Peacock had not gone up for a long time, Huangshan Mountain came down to take a look.
Finding that Han Kongque was fine, Huangshan just cleaned up and surfaced.
Han Kongque smiled bitterly. When he saw Maria's Conch, he forgot about time. It turned out that without using his powers, his oxygen tank would not be able to sustain it for a long time, so he would have to float up after a while.
This time there was no need for an oxygen bottle, so Han Peacock ignored the time. However, since this was the case, Han Peacock did not intend to go up. At this time, the snails were out and about, so he took the opportunity to catch more.
The environment here is well protected, so hundreds of Korean peacocks were caught in just a short time.
Han Peacock had originally heard from the diving guide that the seabed at night was very beautiful and different from that during the day, but because they were afraid of encountering danger, they never went out to dive at night.
This time the Korean peacock accidentally bumped into it and stayed there until night. Perhaps because of the undercurrent on the seabed, there was plenty of food, so there were a lot of microorganisms here, so there were a lot of conchs.
When the conches come out to move around at night, its colorful mantle comes out from the shell mouth and stretches to both sides to cover the entire shell. At the same time, various beautiful flower-like papillae on the mantle also stretch out.
The oblong and well-developed legs also come out of the shell mouth at the same time and crawl on the coral reef or nearby beach, crawling forward slowly in search of food or a mate.
They mainly feed on coral animals. In addition, sponges, foraminifera and small crustaceans are also the objects they hunt for food.
When eating, it mainly relies on a narrow and long radula for movement.
They also have a peculiar habit of raising their tails when crawling around and then suddenly lowering them, which is also a defensive method.
“The underwater world at night is really beautiful.”
"Isn't that golden one made of gold?" After a while, Han Peacock discovered a strange conch.
As they got closer, Han Peacock discovered that the head of this treasure snail was well-developed and cylindrical but slightly flat, its snout and water pipe were relatively short, and its antennae were long and tapered.
The shell is oval or long oval, and the spiral part almost disappears when it reaches adulthood. The shell surface is smooth and shiny. The surface is coated with a layer of enamel, and the color is light yellow to dark yellow.
"Is this Huang Baoluo?" Han Peacock spun around. He only knew that Huang Baoluo looked like this.
Han Peacock picked it up and took a closer look, and found that the shell surface of this conch has a light yellow background, three gray-blue bands running across the bottom of the shell, and an inconspicuous fine golden ring pattern. The sides and ventral surfaces are lighter in color than the back.
The bottom of the shell and the teeth are white, slightly yellow.
"Yes, this is Huang Baoluo. I didn't expect to find another treasure." Han Peacock was very happy to find Huang Baoluo for the first time.
This kind of yellow conch is relatively familiar to Korean peacocks, because yellow conch is a treasure that is eaten, enjoyed and decorated, and is deeply loved by humans.
Of course, although the meat is edible, due to the high quality and high price of the shells, collectors are often unwilling to smash it into pieces and eat it. Instead, they bury it in the sand after harvesting it, wait for it to rot, and then wash and sell the shells.
The yellow snail is also called the cargo shell and has an inseparable relationship with humans. The shell of this animal is small and sturdy, slightly oval in shape, with a high center on the back and thick and flat sides. It can be used for decoration and appreciation.
Historically, it has been used as currency in various parts of the world. In 1981, China issued a set of ancient Chinese coin stamps, the first of which contained a shell coin, dating from the 16th and 11th centuries BC. This shows the history.
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In the food and goods records of the Han Dynasty, there are detailed records of the five grades of currency and the value of their equivalent silver: "A large shell is more than four inches and eight cents, and the straight currency is 210 Wen. Two shells are friends;
If the mussel is more than three inches and six cents, the straight money is fifty cents, and the two shells are friends; if the unitary shell is more than two and four inches, the straight money is thirty cash, and the second shell is friends; if the small shell is more than one inch and two cents, the straight money is ten cash, and two shells are friends.
A friend is a friend; if you don't have a friend, you can't be a friend. It's like giving a piece of money to three cents."
"Wengrong snail, Maria conch, Huang Bao snail, three kinds of precious conches on the sea floor have been collected. It's a pity that we haven't encountered one of the four famous snails!" Putting away this Huang Bao snail, Han Peacock felt a little a little bit more.
Get to Long and look to Shu.
Wanbao conch, tango conch, phoenix conch and nautilus are collectively known as the world's four most famous conchs. They are precious conches and have very high ornamental and collection value.
Korean peacocks have never seen any of these four kinds of snails. The growth environments of these snails are similar. Although their distribution ranges are different, they are all found in the Pacific Ocean.
"There will be a lot of time in the future. If we come a few more times at night, we may be able to find the four famous conchs." Han Kongque felt even more excited when he thought that the four famous conchs were at a higher level than the three types of conchs he had discovered.
Now he lacks nothing but a few goals in life, and chasing various treasures is one of his goals.
After returning to the boat, Chen Qing and the others immediately gathered around him. They all started asking questions. They all knew what Han Kongque was capable of, so they didn't worry too much if he didn't come up for a long time. Now they were all concerned about him.
Found something.
Han Peacock had no choice but to take out the yellow snail he had just discovered.
"Ah, this kind of conch looks like it is made of gold." Chen Qing, such a calm person, couldn't help but marvel when he saw the yellow conch placed in a basin.
"It's not that exaggerated, is it? Huang Baoluo is light yellow." The dive guide came over from not far away.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "This one is just a yellow snail. Of course, he is not an ordinary yellow snail. Many yellow snails are not very beautiful, but this one is just an exception. It looks like real gold."
Treasure conch."
"Uh! It really looks like it's made of gold." The diving guide who came over was quite knowledgeable, but he was really surprised to see this golden conch.
Under the strong light, this golden snail glows golden, and it really looks like it is made of gold.
"Is this what you found underwater just now?" Gu Lie asked.
Han Kongque said: "Of course, I also found a Maria snail, which is also very beautiful."
"Beautiful, very beautiful. Is this expensive?" Yuan Peng is a pragmatist, so he directly asked the price.
Han Kongque said: "An ordinary gold treasure snail should only cost more than a hundred yuan, which is considered a medium price among treasure snails."
At this time, the dive guide said: "There are many varieties of snails, numbering in the thousands. It is not difficult to find them as long as you know them and search carefully after entering the water."
"So it's so cheap." Gu Lie sighed.
Han Kongque rolled his eyes at him and said, "Is such a beautiful conch measured by price?"
"This one must be worth more than a few dozen dollars. It's so beautiful and alive. It's easy to sell it for a few hundred dollars." At this time, the dive guide said.
She often leads tourists to dive, and the things that can be encountered in diving are all kinds of strange, and you may encounter all kinds of things, so this diving guide is also well-informed.
"Are there any more expensive or better conches?" At this time, Chen Qing asked.
The potential guide smiled: "Of course they are the four famous snails. For example, the Phoenix-tailed snail is the first of the four famous snails, which is the Dafa snail, commonly known as the Phoenix-tailed snail."
"Phoenix-tailed snail?" Gu Lie had obviously never heard of it.
Han Peacock rolled his eyes at him again and said: "Song Min followed you for nothing. You are an illiterate, don't you know that the Phoenix-tailed snail, Tangguan snail, Wanbao snail and Nautilus are the four most famous snails in the world?" (To be continued.