Chapter 352: The Black-headed General

Crickets are very adaptable to growth, and as long as there are weeds where they grow, crickets may grow and survive. If the crickets are required to grow in a large and strong body, the skin color is good, and the geology, landform, and topography are very particular.

It is said in ancient books that the insects in the north are born on the high slopes of the soil, which shows that the topography is very related to the development and physique of crickets. It is also mentioned in many books that most of the light-colored insects in the dark soil are good at fighting, and the dark-colored insects in the light-colored soil will be fierce.

Soon, there was another shout in the distance, this time even more powerful. The others consciously avoided the crickets that were called Tehuan, and only the four old men and Chu Jiaqiang sneaked over to see what was going on.

Chu Jiaqiang saw a cricket lying on the corn seedling, and saw that the cricket's tentacles were longer than its body, and there were two big teeth in front of it, which were very prominent. Seeing this, Chu Jiaqiang was overjoyed. This cricket is an aggressive one, and has caught several before.

"Huh! It's long-jawed crickets! Not bad! Professor Wen spoke. This kind of cricket is specifically called long-jawed cricket, commonly known as saxophone. In addition to being good at singing, crickets are also very aggressive. It is the king of singers among crickets, and the voice is the best.

Soon, Wan Lao also caught a good oil gourd. Oil gourd, the body is dark black and shiny, with yellow stripes on the inner upper part of the two compound eyes, reaching to the back of the head. The forewings are pale brown and also shiny, the hindwings are more developed, and the female's ovipositor is up to 2 cm long. Foraging at night, adults and nymphs are harmful to soybeans, sorghum, peanuts, melons, vegetables and other crops.

It didn't take long for others to gain more or less. When they caught a cricket, everyone gathered around, and the two of them began to compare. The ones who shouted the most were the children, but they were the best at catching crickets, and what they caught were all good breeds.

Some of the tourists who didn't find it even paid for a few and gave them ten yuan to send their children, and those children were even happier. They don't know that these aggressive crickets can be hundreds, if not thousands, in the city.

In today's society, it seems to be a trend to enjoy songworms, whether it is a coastal metropolis, or an inland medium-sized city, as well as some cities and county-level cities, there are songworm markets of varying scales. As an entertainment activity, playing with songworms can reflect the desire of modern people to return to their roots.

Chen Wu also shouted loudly, because they caught a bare-breasted sandfly, also known as an antfly and black peony, belonging to the family of orthoptera crickets, because its whole body is shiny with ink, and the front chest and back plate are red and black.

This songworm is petite and slender, with a narrow body in front and a wide back, short tentacles, a thin body, an oblong abdomen, and long forewings that cover the entire abdomen. Its cephalothorax is slightly reddish and its body is brightly colored. The sound has a unique charm and is known as the "black peony of the songworm". Because its whole body resembles a black ant, it is also called "antfly". It is also known as "lacewing" because of its smooth and bright body oil.

Don't underestimate this bare-breasted sandfly, it belongs to the most combative species of cricket, that is, the black-headed general known as the folk people, and it is very fierce in fighting.

"Hey, hey! Fatty, your cricket is too bad, and before you have three rounds, you will be a deserter. When Chen Wu saw his crickets chasing Zhou Furong's crickets and killing all directions, he was hearty and very proud.

Zhou Furong's face darkened, and his eyes swept around. He also knew that the one he caught was indeed not an opponent, and if he hadn't chased behind with a stick just now, the cricket would have fled when he saw the black-headed general.

"Little friend, pick the most powerful one for me, and I'll give you twenty yuan." Zhou Furong said to a child next to him.

The kid hesitated a little, and finally confessed to Zhou Furong: "Fat brother, he is just a black-headed king, and the most powerful person here can't fight him." But this grappler won't be like you, and if you can't win, you will run away. ”

Zhou Furong was overjoyed: "Okay, that's it." ”

The two crickets were put together, and Zhou Furong requisitioned the cricket grass from Zhou Lao to tease the cricket's tentacles. Cricket grass is commonly known as horsetail grass and creeping grass, and there is a lock of whisker-like fibers at one end. When fighting crickets, if the mouth whiskers of the male cricket are stimulated with fine soft hairs, it will encourage him to rush to the opponent and fight hard; If it touches its tail hairs, it will arouse its disgust, and it will kick back with the tibia of its hind foot to show resistance.

When the two males meet, a fierce battle begins. First of all, he flapped his wings violently, one was to cheer himself up, and the other was to extinguish the prestige of his opponent, and then he began to fight with grinning teeth. Overhead, kicking, curling long tentacles, constantly spinning their bodies, looking for a vantage point, bravely culling.

After more than ten rounds, the bare-breasted sandfly deserves to be the most combative cricket, and the other is also the most combative. Chen Wu's black-headed general had already torn off one of the tentacles of Zhou Furong's cricket, but the cricket was actually entangled, and there was a posture that either you died or I died.

After a while, part of Zhou Furong's cricket was ripped off again, but he still insisted on not escaping, so that the onlookers were uplifted. This kind of lifeless fighting, even the black-headed general was a little hesitant, but he couldn't help himself, so he had to continue fighting.

"It's so cruel, they're all dying, and they're still pestering, isn't it too long?". One tourist sighed. As soon as he finished speaking, the cricket collapsed on the ground, motionless, and it was estimated that he was almost out of breath if he did not die.

Chen Wu, the black-headed general, raised his head and chest, raised his toes, and asked his master for merit and reward.

"Huh! Although the aggressive nature of crickets has led to many cruel fights, from the perspective of biological evolution, this has contributed to the evolution of organisms. In the cricket family, male and female crickets do not achieve '100 years of goodness' through 'free love'. Whichever male cricket is brave and good at fighting and defeats other people of the same sex, then it gains possession of the female cricket, so the phenomenon of 'polygamy' is not uncommon in the cricket family. This is also natural selection, survival of the fittest, which is conducive to the health and prosperity of the children and grandchildren of cricket families. Professor Wen explained with a smile.

That is, crickets, which are animals that will not go extinct, so that they can calmly watch the fight. If it were those rare animals that beat you to death, they might not be calm and would be caught and locked up one by one.

"Huh? What's going on with these two crickets? Li Quan shouted.

I saw one of his crickets and another person put together, and the two crickets not only did not fight, but looked very friendly.

"These two must be a female and a male, a female and a male meet, yin and yang attract, natural tenderness and sweetness, and mutual admiration." Fu Shenglin said with a smile.

This time, the two men were dumbfounded. Li Quan lifted his glasses, caught the cricket and studied it for a while: "Mother? ”