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The first thousand seven hundred and eighty-two chapters of ancient centipede

‘Dad, what kind of monster is this? Feifei looked surprised.

Zhao Zhongyao took a closer look and said decisively, ‘this should be an ancient centipede’.

After hearing what my father said, Feifei said in surprise, ‘Ancient centipede, what kind of monster is this? How come I haven’t heard of it. ’

‘Okay, let me tell you something about ancient centipedes! Next, Zhao Zhongyao told Feifei some knowledge about ancient centipedes.

The ancient centipede lived in the Carboniferous period and became extinct during the Permian period 300 million years ago. The length can reach 8.6 feet (approximately 2.59 meters) and the appearance is similar to modern centipedes, with terrifying appearance and huge body. Fortunately, this animal lived more than 300 million years ago and will never suddenly appear next to anyone. The ancient centipede probably lived in the Carboniferous period and became extinct during the Permian period 300 million years ago.

The appearance of ancient centipedes was similar to modern centipedes, and they were the first invertebrates to appear on land. (Approximately 2.59 meters), the horizontal width (from the left foot to the right foot in the same row) is 8.5 feet (approximately 2.6 meters), there are many pairs of feet, the appearance is very scary, according to the US "Wired" magazine, February 2008 It was reported on the 2nd that the magazine published ten extinct species in ancient times, including: giant veined dragonfly with a wingspan of 75 cm, and "king Kong" giant ape with a height of 9 feet and a weight of half a ton.

The ancient centipede was also selected. The ancient centipede can reach 8.5 feet (2.59 meters) in length and is the worst nightmare for all house owners. Their appearance is similar to modern centipedes, and they are one of the first invertebrates to appear on land. Almost no animal treats them as a Chinese meal. Fortunately, this animal lived more than 300 million years ago and will never suddenly appear in front of anyone.

After Zhao Zhongyao talked about some knowledge about this ancient centipede, Feifei learned something about this ancient monster.

It was just that when he knew that this ancient monster was terrifying and powerful, he shivered a little. After all, this is a monster that is more terrifying than those giant veined dragonflies.

‘Dad, what should we do, such a monster, we are afraid we can’t beat it! I think I should just go back! We can't go any further. There must be a lot of such monsters in front of us, how can we get past here? Feifei felt a little scared.

After hearing Feifei's words, Zhao Zhongyao looked up at some distant scenery. At this moment, he saw a very huge stone hundreds of meters away. On this huge stone, there was something reflecting purple light.

As soon as Zhao Zhongyao saw that thing, he immediately thought of the lake island in the underground forest of Venus. At that time, they found the first amethyst gem on the island in the lake.

Zhao Zhongyao now saw such a stone shimmering with purple light, and he knew that this stone must also be an amethyst gem.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhongyao pointed to the light on the big stone in the distance and said, ‘Fei Fei, look at what is in that place, is it the amethyst gem we are looking for. ’

When Zhao Zhongyao said this, Feifei also raised his eyes. With this look, he also saw the stone reflecting the purple light.

As soon as he saw this stone reflecting purple light, Feifei knew that this stone was what they wanted to find amethyst gem.

‘Dad, that said, we still have to move on. We still have to fight this ancient centipede. Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said.

After hearing Feifei’s words, Zhao Zhongyao said, ‘Yes, we must move on. The front is where the amethyst gem is located. We have already seen amethyst gemstones, should we just give up like this. We must get this second amethyst gem before we can find the next one. Otherwise, there is no need to find the next amethyst gem. ’

‘But how are we going to deal with this big centipede in front of us! Feifei looked at the giant centipede not far away, and he was a little scared.

Now Feifei finally understands why those big dragonflies dare not fly over. It turns out that this is the site of this ancient centipede. Since it is the site of the big centipede, these big dragonflies naturally dare not fly over.

This big centipede is really terrifying. It is about three meters long and half a meter wide. The whole body was covered with pieces of square armor. It makes people feel that it doesn't look like a prehistoric insect, but an alien mecha.

Zhao Zhongyao heard Feifei's words and said, ‘Of course this is an ancient monster. How could it be an alien mecha. This kind of ancient centipede looks like this. It looked like an alien mecha really. ’

‘Dad, how are we going to deal with it. Is it one or a group? If it were one, we might still be able to deal with it. If it's a group, let's run away! Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said.

After hearing what Feifei said, Zhao Zhongyao said, ‘it should be one! One such monster is terrible. If they were in groups, how could other insects survive? ’

‘But even this one, how can we deal with it. It seems to have found us too, and is now watching us! Feifei felt that although this monster was ten meters away from them, it was staring at them both!

But Zhao Zhongyao heard Feifei’s words and said, ‘It can’t see us now. Although this monster is huge, it has poor eyesight. You can only see things within two or three meters in front of it. ’

When Feifei heard what Zhao Zhongyao said, he happily said, ‘Since this is the case, then we can just walk past him. Anyway, if we are more than two or three meters away from him, he won't be able to see us. ’

After hearing what Feifei said, Zhao Zhongyao said, ‘Don’t say that. Such a monster, although poor eyesight. But their perception ability is very strong. Although it cannot see us now, it already perceives us. ’

When Zhao Zhongyao said this, Feifei said incomprehensibly, ‘Dad, what do you mean. This monster can't see us, how can it perceive us. ’

Zhao Zhongyao heard Feifei’s words and said, ‘This is something you don’t know much about insects. The eyesight of insects is not very good. Insects like dragonflies have the best eyesight among insects. But even so, Dragonfly couldn't see far. However, within five or six meters, the eyesight of the dragonfly is pretty good.

Insects generally don't use eyesight to catch prey and avoid natural enemies. They generally use two tentacles next to their eyes to perceive everything around them. ’

After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei asked curiously, ‘Dad, that way, you also know how to perceive insects, so you can tell me some more about this! ’

‘Okay, let me explain to you. After Zhao Zhongyao finished speaking, he thought about it for a moment, and then told Feifei some little knowledge about insects.

The main functions of the antennae of insects are smell, touch and hearing. There are many different types of sensory organs on the surface, which can be used to receive and distinguish smells. It plays an important role in chemical communication, voice communication, and execution communication among insects.

The head of an insect has a pair of antennae, both long antennae like grasshopper and butterfly, and short antennae like ladybug and fly. In addition, the antennae have various shapes, including filamentous, rod-shaped, rosary-shaped, serrated, comb-shaped, and feather-shaped. In addition to smell, touch and sensation, the antennae have other functions.

Its function is equivalent to the human nose, fingertips and ears. There are many sensory organs of different shapes on the antennae, which can be used to receive and distinguish smells. The reason why swallowtails that harm orange trees can accurately land on orange trees to lay eggs, and the reason why potato ladybugs can land on potato leaves to lay eggs without any difference, they rely on their antennae to distinguish smell.

In addition, crickets rely on the tibia of their forelimbs, and cicadas rely on all the sense organs under the tympanic membrane of their abdomen, so they can hear sounds. In addition to sensory functions, tentacles have some other functions. For example, the male tentacles of the clouded beetle make sounds, like crickets, used to attract females; water turtles are used for breathing.

Due to different insect species and genders, their antennae have different lengths, thicknesses and shapes. For example, locusts have short antennae, while katydids have long and linear antennae; butterflies have elongated antennae and swelled ends, and moths have very long antennae. Short and feathery; male mosquitoes have many bristles and hairy tentacles, while female mosquitoes have few bristles; longhorn beetles have tentacles longer than its body, and scarabs are short and rod-shaped. The longest is the tentacles of the longest beetle, 20 cm long. Only the Protura insects have no antennae, and most of the antennae of Diptera and Hymenoptera larvae are degraded.

Fish have scales, and sheep have horns. These are all known, but what about insects? In fact, if we observe carefully, we will find that most insects have tentacles (or antennae). The tentacles or antennae are the most prominent sense organs of most insects. Insects with poor eyesight have longer tentacles, such as ants; insects with better eyesight have shorter tentacles, such as dragonflies.

The shape and size of the tentacles vary greatly: grasshoppers with long tentacles have tentacles that are longer than their bodies; butterflies have simple and knotted barbed filaments; male moths often have magnificent feathery tentacles; the tentacles of many flies Very short, swollen into knots; and some beetles. The tentacles are flat like armor. It can be said that all these designs are designed to enhance the ability of the tentacles to feel various stimuli from the outside world.

The antennae of insects mainly have olfactory, tactile and auditory functions. There are many different types of sensory organs on the surface. They can make insects distinguish between thin sugar water and clear water, and can inform blood-sucking insects that there is a piece of warm food in front of them. The temperature of the food is a little bit higher than the surrounding temperature, and the tentacles will get this information. A bed bug only needs to detect that the target's body temperature is higher than the surrounding air temperature and then move towards the target, even if the difference is less than 1°C.

The tentacles are particularly sensitive to smell, and most insects can find suitable plants as food or suitable hosts to lay eggs by relying on their sense of smell. Insects also use certain compounds as transmission media, so it is extremely important to distinguish their smell. Many insects use hormone secretions to indicate which insect they are and use it to attract mates. Social insects use them for various activities, such as gathering, hunting, warning, etc.

Looking at Feifei, Zhao Zhongyao told him a lot about the antennae of insects. After Feifei listened, he understood what the insect's antennae did.

So Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, ‘Dad, in this way, the insect’s antennae are very useful. Far more useful than their eyes. ’

After hearing Feifei’s words, Zhao Zhongyao said, ‘Of course, don’t look at the small insect’s antennae. But they play a huge role in the life of insects. The same goes for this ancient centipede. Don't look at its poor eyesight. But its tentacles can perceive everything around it.

Now it must have sensed something wrong around it. Therefore, I will crawl out of the cave. Now, it must have found us. ’

Zhao Zhongyao saw that there was a huge stone cave beside this ancient centipede. This cave should be the nest of this ancient centipede.

After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei said again, ‘Dad, what shall we do then. If we have become the target of this big centipede, let's run away! In my opinion, this big centipede is too powerful, and neither of us is its opponent. ’

Feifei felt that this big centipede was more than three meters long and half a meter wide, and its whole body was covered with rectangular armor. It's completely invulnerable. He didn't know how to deal with this giant centipede.

After hearing Feifei’s words, Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while and said, ‘how are we running, are we going back into the spacecraft like this? Then we do not need the second amethyst gem. If we want this second amethyst gem, we must pass this big centipede. Look at that amethyst gem, just above the big stone in the distance. And this big centipede happened to be blocking our way. If we want to think of that big rock, we must defeat this big centipede. ’

After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei said helplessly, ‘but we are defenseless, how can we deal with this ancient centipede? Feifei felt that the two of them couldn't beat this big centipede at all. After all, this is a giant centipede in armor, something ordinary people can't deal with.

But when Feifei said this, suddenly he felt the sky darken. There was a huge shadow that instantly enveloped him and Zhao Zhongyao.

Zhao Zhongyao also felt this situation, and both he and Feifei immediately looked up. Just looking at them, both of them were surprised.