After listening to Adrian's advice, the three of them began to move deeper into the woods.
Adrian opened the way in front with a dog-leg knife, and the two of them followed behind. Although it was hot and humid in the rainforest, both of them wore long-sleeved pants and boots this time to avoid the infestation of poisonous insects, rats, and ants.
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On the way, Owen encountered a group of ants preying on a scorpion. The huge scorpion was defeated in front of the weak ants. The dense ants crawled all over the scorpion's body, which looked numb. The scorpion wanted to escape, but
Its movements became slower and slower, and finally it became motionless, letting the ants gnaw on it.
Adrian picked up an ant with a straw stick and handed it to Owen, "You can smell it..."
Owen sniffed suspiciously, and a strong sour smell came from a distance away. This should be the smell of the legendary formic acid. Just by smelling it, he knew that being bitten by it would be very painful. This was just a bite.
Just an ant, or a swarm. Thinking about what happened to the scorpion just now, Owen shuddered.
When Owen left the ant killing scene, he found Monica taking photos of flowers and plants not far away in front with a camera. Owen went over and found that the photo she took was also an ant, but this ant looked like
Somewhat strange.
This time without Adrian's introduction, Monica had already said first: "This is a zombie ant..."
"Zombie ants?"
Owen had never heard of this, and Monica further explained: "Zombie ants are a type of ant controlled by fungi. You see, this ant bites the central vein of a leaf with its mandibles and does not let go until it dies. This kind of ant
Ants are infected by a fungus. The fungus parasitizes on the ants and continues to grow. It releases chemicals to change the behavior of the ants, and ultimately controls the ants, turning them into puppets until they die. As the fungus continues to reproduce and grow, the ants
At first they lose their consciousness, and they walk around aimlessly in circles, or don't move much at all. In the last stage of their lives, ants leave their homes, find a nearby leaf, bite the leaf's veins tightly, and then die.
"
Owen shuddered when he heard that there was such a creature in nature. Looking at the trees around him, they had just entered the edge of the Amazon, but Owen could already feel full of malice. This place was really in danger every step of the way.
After Monica took a few photos, the three of them continued to move forward. After walking for a while, Adrian suddenly stopped, pointed to a place underground and said, "You should be interested in this thing."
Owen and Monica approached and saw a spider. The spider was as big as a palm, and its body was covered with slender bristles. It looked very scary. Monica took a few photos, and Adrian found a grass stick.
He made a lasso and tied up the spider so that the two of them could watch it carefully.
"This kind of spider should feed on insects and small birds, much like a black widow, but I don't know the specific species."
Owen had a natural resistance to these hairy things, so he hid far away, not wanting to watch carefully. Adrian saw that the two of them were not interested and threw the spider away from a distance.
After walking on land for a while, the three of them returned to the boat. This is still the main channel of the Amazon River. Compared with other places, the main river channel is highly developed by humans. According to Adrian, it is really interesting.
The place is actually on the tributary, but it is also more dangerous there.
On the way, Owen suddenly remembered the Shuar tribe that Kroll and the others were looking for, and asked Adrian about it.
"I know the Shuar people you are talking about. In fact, many of Belen's guides know that they live near the Duodu River and regard pythons as their gods. There are other tribes near them called the Headhunters..."
"Headhunters? Cannibals?"
The name "Headhunters" easily reminds people of cannibals. When Monica heard this, she became interested and joined in.
"No, they don't eat people. Even if they cannibalize people, it was hundreds of years ago. But they have the habit of collecting heads. The reason why I mention this tribe is because this tribe is exactly the opposite of the Shuer people. The Shuer people use pythons to
They are gods, but this headhunting tribe happens to like to hunt pythons, and they also like to store the heads of their prey separately."
"Will our route pass them this time?"
Monica asked curiously. It was their first time to come to the Amazon and they knew nothing about this place. The itinerary for this trip was set by Adrian. All they had to do was put forward their demands and pay, and the rest was taken care of.
Adrian takes care of it. Where to go and what to eat are all decided by Adrian.
"We won't pass by, but we will be relatively close for a while. But I don't recommend that we go looking for Shuer people or headhunters. These are Tu tribes. They don't understand our language. There is no guarantee that they will not attack.
us."
Adrian's words immediately made Owen give up the idea of adventure. So far, the Amazon has given him a very good impression. The scenery here is beautiful and the climate is pleasant, but it is also full of crises. Human exploration here is very limited and unknown.
There are too many things.
The boat continued to sail on the river. Near noon, the temperature reached its highest point. Owen sat lazily on the deck chair and was bored. The scenery of the Amazon was good, but the only bad thing was probably the water. The water here is always green.
It looks dirty and the visibility is very poor. You have no idea what is under the water.
Adrian parked the boat in the middle of the river, and then rode the boat to the shoal on the shore. There was basic food on the boat, but Adrian said he would get them a fish for lunch, an authentic Amazonian wild fish.
It must be said that Adrian is very good at arousing tourists' curiosity.
It is said that there are several kinds of carnivorous fish in the Amazon, and some are even nicknamed piranhas, but the meat is very delicious, and I don’t know if they can be eaten today.
Owen and Monica wore sunglasses on the boat and watched Adrian holding a spear and fishing like a primitive man. However, this guy was very good. The first time he fished, the second time he fished nearly half a meter long.
A long fish, this fish is enough for three of them.
The fish was still struggling on the grass tip, so Adrian threw the fish into the boat and rowed back.
Half an hour later they had fresh and delicious grilled fish. It tasted really good. Owen didn't know what kind of fish it was, but looking at the sharp teeth in its mouth, he knew that this fish eats meat.
While several people were eating happily, Owen noticed several sizable animals on the shore entering the water.
Adrian also saw it and explained smoothly: "Those are giant otters."
Giant otters look very cute, and there are a few whiskers on their mouths, making them look even cuter.
Several giant otters entered the water, and soon their heads emerged from far away. It was obvious that they were good at swimming, and their huge size did not hinder their swimming speed. They first looked at the boat where Owen was, and probably
I felt there was no threat, so I got into the water again.
After a while, a smaller giant otter emerged from the water again. It held a fish in its hands and took a bite from time to time. It looked like a human being eating snacks.
After eating one, the guy dived into the water again. After a while, he grabbed another fish and continued to eat it. After eating, he dived into the water again.
After eating three pieces in a row like this, the giant otter was finally full. It found a branch across the water, lay lazily on it, then turned over and exposed its belly to bask in the sun. It looked like that.
It's fun.
Monica was so amused by its appearance that she didn't care about eating the fish and took out fish to take pictures one after another.
Perhaps her laughter was a little loud, which alerted the giant otters that were looking for food. Two adult giant otters stopped and made strange calls in the direction of the boat.
When Adrian saw this scene, he immediately controlled the boat to retreat a distance. After seeing Monica's puzzled look, he explained: "Don't be fooled by its appearance. Although these giant otters look like
They are cute, but they are carnivores.
Giant otters can grow up to 1.8 meters long. They usually eat mainly fish, and sometimes snakes and crustaceans. Although they look cute and not scary at all, they are actually very dangerous. They are famous for hunting in groups.
Teams can be formed to hunt larger carnivores, including anacondas and caimans. There’s a reason locals call giant otters “river wolves.” The cry they just made was a warning that if we got any closer, they might
They are about to attack us."
Owen thought in his mind that 10,000 grass-mud horses were running by at this time. There were no simple animals in the Amazon. Before he came here, he knew that anacondas and black caimans were dangerous, but he didn't expect that an otter he met could be so powerful.