Chapter 85: The Tragedy of the Golden-spotted Beak and Butterfly
I have to say that these bear children are sometimes stupid and cute, and they can often do anything in order to prove one thing.
"It's still early, and the best thing to know is when the sun goes down. Zhang Fan reminded them.
Cicadas have phototaxis, when night falls, just burn a fire under the trunk, and at the same time knock on the trunk, the cicada will pounce on the fire, at this time quickly come forward to catch it alive, nine out of ten steady, very interesting.
"Catch more, don't feed the chickens. Sell it to me later, two cents a piece. Zhang Fan continued.
Those bear children were suddenly beaten with chicken blood, and they knew that they could sell it for money? Or two cents a piece?
You must know that in their Zhangjiazhai, the children's pocket money is pitiful, and those who can save five yuan are all large sums. In the commissary, the most popular products are snacks that can be bought for one or two cents.
Two cents is known, and in their eyes, it is like a robbery.
"Uncle Xiao Fan, are you serious?"
"We can catch a lot. ”
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Zhang Fan interrupted their chattering inquiries and nodded: "How much you receive." ”
After sending those little guys away, Zhang Fan continued to walk forward, and went to the valley to see where it was better to build chicken coops and duck coops.
Unbeknownst to him, the cicada hunting army was expanding rapidly, and almost all the little ones in the village, both men and women, had joined the game of "collecting money".
There are too few channels and opportunities for rural children to obtain pocket money. Suddenly, someone learned that two cents a piece, who wouldn't be impressed? Don't talk about children, in the past, adults were all joining in the fun!
Especially at night, it is very easy to catch it, is it difficult to earn three or two hundred yuan a day?
As a result, Zhangjiazhai's knowledge ushered in the first wave of disasters, and all those who shouted fiercely were all captured, but those dumb cicadas escaped a catastrophe.
Of course, Zhangjiazhai is backed by deep mountains and old forests, and it is impossible to catch and exterminate it. One batch was caught, and soon another batch will fly out of the mountains with better quality.
When some villagers heard the news, they were puzzled, and when they learned about it, what was the use of it? That thing, that is, the children were bored, so they would catch it and play with it, and when they had enough fun, it was used to feed the chickens.
Among them, many people still don't know, knowing that it is actually still a traditional Chinese medicine, and its cicadas and male cicadas can be used in medicine, and the purchase price is not low outside.
In addition, the newly unearthed old larvae are rich in nutrition, with a protein content of 58-58% and a fat content of 10-32%. At present, cicadas have been put on the table, as a health food, the market demand is increasing, and the price is getting higher and higher.
It is said that each cicada costs three cents to five cents. Wild resources alone can no longer meet the needs, has begun to be raised in captivity, industry insiders predict, cicadas will become one of the important green food for human beings. Artificial cicada breeding is a new project for rural areas to get rich with small investment, easy to master technology, time-saving, high efficiency and no risk.
Of course, Zhang Fan didn't think about reselling it after the acquisition to make money, and he didn't take that small profit to heart, just for supper at night. Fry it, the taste is really unimaginable, and the aftertaste is endless!
Zhang Fan didn't disturb Kong Lao's research, and walked around at will.
Not long after, there was an angry roar from Kong Lao's master's student disciples, and when Zhang Fan looked over, he saw several of them with extremely regretful expressions, and scolded a bird that flew away.
Zhang Fan felt like he had guessed what was going on.
"Birds and poultry are a huge threat to the golden-spotted beaked butterfly, teacher, what should I do?" Jiang Tao asked.
The poultry is easy to do, they also discussed it with Zhang Fan, and everyone agreed, and the chickens and ducks will be released to "work" for two hours every day in the future.
However, how to solve the problem of flying birds? No one has a plan to control it!
They found that the butterflies in this valley are more and more, and they don't know why. They pondered for most of the day, but still had no answer.
Just now, another golden-spotted beaked butterfly has become the bird's ration, how can they not regret it?
Zhang Fan really wanted to tell them that it was the law of nature, and it was unavoidable, unless you caught all the butterflies you found, cultivated them in the secret room, and treated them like giant pandas.
"It's difficult!" Kong Lao frowned.
Finally, more than a dozen golden-spotted beaked butterflies were found here, but are they all going to fall into the mouths of birds?
Twenty years ago, there were only nine living golden-spotted beaked butterflies in the world, and only one was found, and a specimen once set an auction record of nearly $100,000.
Its value is so high! Therefore, some outlaws have taken risks for it, illegally hunted and smuggled it out of the country. The "China's First Butterfly Case", which once shook the whole country, involved 6 golden-spotted beaked phoenix butterflies that were almost smuggled out of the country.
However, in the past two days, the unexpected death of three golden-spotted beaked phoenix butterflies has appeared under their noses.
Although there is a lot of knowledge about the adults of the golden-spotted beaked butterfly, its larvae and pupae have not been collected so far, and nothing is known about its morphology and habits. If entomology also has a world problem, it is a world problem in insect science.
The reason why he was ready to stay in Zhangjiazhai for a long time was to figure out the world's problems.
However, according to this situation, don't figure it out yet, the golden-spotted beaked phoenix butterfly here will be dead.
"It's still an extremely rare subspecies of golden-spotted beaked butterfly, and in my opinion, it's still caught and cultivated. Another disciple of Kong Lao said.
There are also four or five species of golden-spotted beaked butterflies, and the number of ordinary golden-spotted beaked butterflies has not reached the point of extinction, but the subspecies of golden-spotted beaked butterflies in front of us are only a handful of those found so far.
It can be said that for the time being, there are the most here in Zhangjiazhai. The news has not yet spread, and once it gets out, it will definitely cause quite a stir in the biological world.
"Do you need to apply for a nature reserve?" Shen Nianqiu also knew about the habits and behaviors of these people.
There are so many subspecies of golden-spotted beaked butterflies found here that there is enough reason to apply for the establishment of a nature reserve. Only in this way can we maintain the natural ecology here and continue the golden-spotted beaked butterfly here.
When Zhang Fan heard this, he also pricked up his ears. He has no objection to applying for a nature reserve, but don't get into his valley.
Kong Lao also noticed Zhang Fan's expression, and said with a smile: "Don't eavesdrop there, come and discuss! This valley is your property, I really apply for it as a nature reserve, you kid probably have to find me desperately." ”
Zhang Fan smiled, walked over, and expressed his opinion.
"I don't think it's necessary, right? This kind of butterfly was rare before, and it only came out after I planted strawberries. In the future, I will not only have fruits and vegetables, but also flowers, and it will also be an attraction for butterflies. ”