[The picture attached to this chapter is the iron wire worm that crawled out of the mantis's body. Don't click on it if you're afraid of the worm!! Don't open it!]
Witnessing the death of this mantis with his own eyes!
Although it was used on a mantis that could be seen everywhere, the word death was still very intimidating.
Fortunately, because Lu Chen had already said before that even if he did not make a move, this mantis would die in a day or two, so there was no Virgin Mary to scold Lu Chen for being "too cruel".
On the contrary, everyone had a faint anticipation in their hearts. They wanted to know why Lu Chen was so certain that this mantis did not have long to live.
After all, it looked quite lively. In Lu Chen's hand, its small arms, legs, and a bunch of blade-like forelegs were waving around randomly.
There was no sign of a dying worm at all.
Lu Chen held the leaf mantis and looked around. As expected, he saw a small pond not far away and quickly walked over.
Although it was called a pond, it was actually more like a large puddle.
Because its four sides were not connected to any water veins, it should be a stagnant pond formed by the rainwater that gathered on a daily basis.
Dark green algae grew in the pond, floating slowly under the water.
Probably because of the rainstorm a few days ago, the water in the pond was very full and clear.
It was quite beautiful against the backdrop of the algae.
Lu Chen looked at the side of the pond, picked a spot with less algae, and squatted down.
Knowing that Lu Chen was about to make a move, everyone held their breaths and waited for him to make his move.
Lu Chen looked at the mantis in his hand.
It still refused to give up and swung its little arms and legs, trying to break free from Lu Chen's hands.
"Quite lively, isn't he?”
Lu Chen shook the mantis at the drone's camera, then grabbed it and brought it close to the surface of the water.
It was only close, but it did not let the mantis touch the water.
However, just as it approached the surface of the water, something strange happened.
The mantis struggled desperately as if it had gone crazy. If Lu Chen had not been prepared, he would have almost lost his grip.
The wings under its carapace were flapping rapidly, emitting a sharp screech that sounded extremely terrifying.
Looking at the mantis that had suddenly gone crazy, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
"F * ck, why did this mantis suddenly go crazy..."
"You scared me, it's as if it's possessed..."
"I think I know what's going on... Brother Lu, is this mantis parasitized by iron wire worms?"】
[F * ck, Iron Thread Worm? Was it the kind of iron wire worm in the horror movie "Iron Thread Bug Invasion"?？Is this thing real?]
"Not bad. It seems that there are quite a few brothers in my live broadcast room who know what's going on.”
Lu Chen nodded and turned his gaze back to the mantis in his hand
.
And this Iron Thread Bug is indeed the bug in the famous horror movie, The Iron Thread Bug Invasion.
However, there was no need for everyone to be too afraid. Although insects did have physical properties, they were not as exaggerated as those in movies. There was no need to be nervous.”
As Lu Chen spoke, he slowly soaked the end of the mantis in his hand into the water.
The leaf-like mantis, which had been struggling crazily just a moment ago, suddenly stiffened.
In order to capture the entire scene, Lu Chen specially pulled the drone's camera very close.
Because of the close-up and the clear water in the pond, everyone could clearly see that a thin black object was slowly twisting its body and breaking out of the lower abdomen of the mantis!
"Iron wire worms are a special type of parasite.”
Lu Chen watched as the black line gradually became thicker and longer. He continued to pinch the mantis's stiff body and said very calmly,
"The adult worms of the Iron Thread Worms usually live in ditches, ponds, and other waters with low mobility. Female Iron Thread Worms will lay eggs in the water and hatch larvae.
Because the larvae were very small, after being swallowed by large arthropods such as mantises or large locusts, the larvae successfully entered their bodies and continued to develop by devouring the host.
After the larva grew into an adult, they would control the host to the water's edge, enter the water, and come out of the host's body to begin the next round of reproduction.”
As Lu Chen spoke, he picked up the mantis from the water and threw it onto the ground on the shore.
At this moment, more than half of the Iron Thread Worms had crawled out of its body. They were like the slender tentacles of some kind of alien, constantly waving and struggling.
As for the pitiful mantis, its body had already stiffened. It could only twitch occasionally when the iron thread worm struggled. It was obviously not going to live.
"The reason why I was certain that it wouldn't survive was because I saw the Iron Thread Worm entrenched in its body through its stomach.
Although the mantis looked intact on the outside, its insides had actually been completely devoured by the iron wire worm. It was just a puppet shell that was being controlled.”
Lu Chen said.
[That's not right, Brother Lu. If its internal organs were really eaten clean, why is it still alive? Wouldn't he have died a long time ago?】
"No, no, no. Don't bring insects into the human body to think about problems.”
Lu Chen smiled and shook his head,
"The activities of large arthropods like mantises are usually controlled by neurons. As long as the neurons on their backs are not destroyed, they can continue to move."
I remember that two years ago, there were videos that were quite popular, right? It was the same logic for a person to pat a large mantis whose stomach had already been eaten empty and still insist on crawling.
It could not move now because the iron wire worm had destroyed the already fragile neurons on its back when it struggled out, so it was really dead.”
The live broadcast room was filled with sighs.
Looking at the Iron Thread Worm that had completely left the body of the Leaf Mantis and was still rolling in the grass, Lu Chen stood up and said,
"Also... I have to remind everyone."
Iron wire worms could also parasitize humans.”
？!!!
As the saying goes, a stone can cause a thousand waves. As soon as Lu Chen said this, the live broadcast room instantly exploded
.】
[Is it too late for me to live on a planet without Iron Thread Bugs?】
[Can you please make the Iron Thread Worm disappear from this world along with mosquitoes and cockroaches?!]!!】
"Wait, wait, wait…It's obvious that you didn't listen to the lesson properly just now.”
Lu Chen quickly stopped them,
"Didn't I say it just now?" Iron wire worms usually only lived in the wild, and they had to live in ponds or ditches with poor water flow.
Therefore, if one wanted to avoid being infected by the Iron Thread Worm, one must not drink raw water in the wild, no matter how clear it was.
It was also best not to stay or swim in ponds or ditches with poor water flow.
If they could do it, the Iron Thread Worm would only be a terrifying worm to everyone. They would not have to worry about being parasitized at all.”
Looking at the "that's good, that's good" in the live broadcast room, Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction.
Iron wire worms were unfamiliar to most people living in the city, but once infected, they could cause harm.
The reason why Lu Chen went through so much trouble and specially let everyone see the tragic appearance of this parasitic mantis was to let them remember this parasite more deeply. In the future, if they saw an environment where it might exist, they would try their best to stay away from it.
Since he had achieved his goal, Lu Chen did not waste any more effort. He clapped his hands, put on his gloves again, and set off.
The target was the entrance of the karst cave that the drone had just located!
When he reached the entrance, Lu Chen quickly stuck his head out to take a look at the structure inside.
After reading it, he heaved a sigh of relief.
It was alright, it was alright.
Previously, he was worried that the entrance of the karst cave would be a vertical shaft entrance, but now it seemed that there was no need to worry.
This entrance was very similar to the entrance where he found the cave salamander, but it was narrower, only able to accommodate three or four people, and the downward slope was a little steeper.
Compared to the worst-case scenario, this was already a relatively good "road condition."
Lu Chen turned on his headlights again and brought the two little Flashing Scaled Python sisters with him. They began to slowly make marks as they explored the area.
After walking for a while, Lu Chen discovered a problem.
The road here was obviously more winding than the one outside.
Generally speaking, such a passage would connect one to several relatively large caves.
As Lu Chen continued to move forward, the faint light at the entrance of the cave had already disappeared. Only the light from the lamp on Lu Chen's head and the sound of his own breathing could be heard.
The entire world seemed to have stopped.
After passing through an extremely narrow bend, the tunnel in front of Lu Chen became wider.
It should be the cave.
Lu Chen was slightly happy and took out the wide-angle searchlight from his bag.
Originally, he planned to check the situation of the cave more conveniently. He did not expect that when the lights came on, Lu Chen was dumbfounded.
What kind of heavenly world was this?？
[This chapter has a picture of a wire worm crawling out of the mantis's body!! Don't open it if you're afraid of bugs! Don't make things difficult for yourself!
Also, do you want to see this picture or not? I think there are a lot of them that are afraid of insects. Is it a hint when they are released? Or should I just not let it go?
I'll listen to you ~]
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