Because the hiding place was relatively secluded, Lin Shuhang was lucky enough to witness this strange insect funeral with his own eyes.
The old burial beetle, with other burial beetles watching, swayed its old tentacles and crawled slowly on the ground. During the crawling process, the gray tentacles were like the old man's withered arms, struggling to explore the ground.
What are you wearing?
It is looking for its own burial place.
Finally, the dying burial beetle stopped in front of a quiet open space.
This is its birthplace and its resting place.
More than ten years ago, it broke ground here, and more than ten years later it was buried here.
As a "corpse scavenger" whose duty is to collect corpses, the life of the burial beetle cannot be said to be very glorious, but their life is worthy of the admiration and respect of every life!
It can be said that without their selfless dedication and hard work, not to mention the entire Fuhe Rainforest, at least in the Juchong Ridge area, there would be corpses strewn all over the field and the smell would be terrible!
Just like sanitation workers, the title of scavenger is not humble.
This burial beetle was quite lucky. At least it struggled to return to its birthplace at the last moment before its life was exhausted. Under normal circumstances, a considerable number of burial beetles would not have such good luck.
The prehistoric world was a cruel and intense hunting ground for life. Most burial beetles would die in the wild for various reasons, or be buried by other burial beetles in strange places far away from home.
After determining its burial place, the burial beetle made a "boom" sound and lay heavily on the ground.
Upon seeing this, its descendants quickly gathered around and kept making strange sounds like "Zizzizi" from their mouths, which were their lamentations.
Under the whine of the insect swarm, the life of this old burial beetle came to an end...
The insects gathered around the corpse for a moment of silence and began to work together to dig a hole for each other to bury.
After all, he is a professional mourner and has been burying corpses for twenty years. The title of "Corpse Scavenger" is not for nothing.
I saw a swarm of insects surrounding the corpse of the burial beetle, constantly digging into the soil around the corpse with their claws.
The genetically mutated giant burial beetle is quite strong. Its hind legs are like a bulldozer and can easily push away large areas of soil.
As the amount of soil continued to decrease, the corpse of the burial beetle continued to sink. Only when most of the body sank into the pit did the insect swarm stop digging and began to bulldoze the body and bury the corpse.
Soon, the corpse of the burial beetle was buried underground by its descendants, leaving only part of the back shell exposed.
Just like that, another strange grave mound appeared in the forest. Three or five years later, this grave mound will also be covered with moss.
After the funeral, the swarms of insects dispersed. In the vast Fuhe rainforest, there were still many dead animals waiting for them to collect the corpses. They could not stay here longer.
"Finally gone! Did you think these bugs were going to bury me and the crazy general?"
After the swarms of insects dispersed, Lin Shuhang and the Crazy General walked out of their hiding places with nervous expressions on their faces.
"It's incredible!" Looking at the newly built grave mound in the forest, Lin Shuhang exclaimed: "I didn't expect that this kind of insect would bury his relatives like a human being? What an experience!"
"Haha, anchor, do you have any thoughts?"
Lin Shuhang smiled and said: "I don't have that many thoughts. I just hope that if I die in danger in the future, my body will not be left in the wilderness and used as food by other scavenging animals."
I looked at the sky and saw that it was already evening.
The environment of the Fuhe Rainforest is dark and dark. It is already difficult to see clearly in the evening. At night, it is even more difficult to see anything.
Danger was everywhere in the prehistoric world, and it was unsafe to travel at night. In order to avoid danger, Lin Shuhang and Crazy General did not leave here immediately, but chose to stay here to rest for one night and continue their journey after dawn tomorrow.
After eating the last bit of food, Lin Shuhang and Crazy General ran out of food.
However, Lin Shuhang and Crazy General were not worried that they would be hungry. Giant Insect Ridge was the most resource-rich area in Fuhe Rainforest. Not only did there grow a large number of fruit trees, but there were also a variety of giant insects that could be hunted.
In a word, as long as you are not picky about food, you will never starve to death here.
That night, Lin Shuhang and Crazy General rested on each other's bodies and slept next to an insect grave.
The next morning, Lin Shuhang and Crazy General woke up early.
At this time, his stomach was already growling with hunger. Lin Shuhang and Crazy General picked some wild berries in the nearby forest, stuffed a few berries into their mouths, and then continued on their way.
Along the way, I drank some mountain spring water when I was thirsty and ate some roasted bugs when I was hungry. Although my life was a bit difficult, I was not very hungry.
On this day, Lin Shuhang and Crazy General were walking in the forest as usual.
While walking, in a tall dense forest, Lin Shuhang suddenly smelled a scent that made him excited.
"Wait!" Lin Shuhang said, "I seem to smell... the smell of toon?"
"Roar..." The crazy general looked at Lin Shuhang in confusion, wondering why his master was so excited.
Lin Shuhang stretched out his nose and sniffed around, and said with certainty: "Yes, it's the smell of toon. I'm familiar with this smell! I'm sure there must be toon trees nearby!"
In the eyes of foodies, toon is a top-notch delicious ingredient. Its leaves have a unique aroma. People who don't like to eat it think it's a strange smell, but people who like it think it's the most delicious thing in the world.
Toona has been called a "tree vegetable" since ancient times. Only in spring can the most tender toona buds be produced.
As a seasonal wild vegetable that can only be eaten in spring, it is not easy to eat naturally grown toon buds, because only the young leaves and young leaves that grow in spring are the most delicious.
It is not surprising at all to explain the price of toon by saying that it is rare.
There are always many things with similar appearances in nature, such as Chinese toon, and there is also a similar plant - Ailanthus altissima.
Toon and Ailanthus are both perennial trees, but they are not in the same family. The former belongs to the Meliaceae family, while the latter belongs to the Sophora family. Therefore, although the two are similar in appearance, there are still differences.
The roots of Toon leaves are light green and the leaf tips are yellow-brown, while the roots of Ailanthus leaves are dark green and the leaf tips are gray-green.
In addition, the edges of Toon leaves have sparse serrations, while Ailanthus leaves have none.
The way to distinguish between Toon and Ailanthus is very simple. That is, the number of leaves on each branch of Toon is always an even number. For example, six pairs, seven pairs, eight pairs, etc. The number of leaves on each branch of Ailanthus is an odd number, which is always between several pairs.
Outside, another piece grows out from the upper end, forming six and a half pairs, seven and a half pairs, eight and a half pairs, etc.
Of course, the most effective way to identify is smell. The reason why Toon is called Toon is because the leaves of this plant smell like a special aroma, while Ailanthus smells worse. To distinguish between Toon and Ailanthus, you can only take a leaf and touch it with your hands.
Rub it and smell it with your nose, and you will know.
Toon is rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and other ingredients. It not only tastes wonderful, but also has many magical effects. For example, it can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce inflammation and sterilization, stop diarrhea and kill insects, etc.
At the same time, this plant also contains vitamin E and sex hormone substances. Long-term consumption has the effects of anti-aging, nourishing yang and nourishing yin, and has certain curative effects on infertility, so it is known as the "gestational aid".
Like durian, the leaves and buds of this plant smell bad but taste delicious. People who eat it will become addicted to it and will be unable to quit it for the rest of their lives.
Toon can be used to make many delicacies, such as scrambled eggs with toon, tofu mixed with toon, and bamboo shoots with toon.
Lin Shuhang's nose was still quite sharp. Following the faint smell, he wandered around the forest and soon found a huge ancient toon tree in the dense forest.
I don’t know how long this ancient Chinese toon tree has been growing here. The roots of the tree are covered with long vines and moss, giving people a very mysterious feeling.
"I never thought that we could encounter this kind of toon in prehistory? This is a good thing!" Lin Shuhang stood under the toon tree and said excitedly: "Crazy General, now we are in good luck. Go and pick some buds. Today
We will improve the food and make a cold toon leaf dish for you, I guarantee you will fall in love with it!"