Chapter 31: The Natural Enemies of Centipedes

What are the natural predators of centipedes?

Roosters, people used to say that centipedes and roosters are natural enemies, and if the two meet, there must be a death.

But according to the size of the centipede now, no matter how many roosters come, they may not be able to hurt the centipede in the slightest.

Of course, in addition to roosters, centipedes have other natural predators.

Among them, centipedes are most afraid of sulfur.

But in the current situation, Tianlan can't find sulfur at all, so this natural enemy can only be put aside temporarily.

In fact, sulfur is the natural enemy of most poisonous insects, and although I don't know if it can still work on them, this is also an attempt.

If it really works, it will be easier to survive after that.

In addition to these, centipedes also have other natural enemies, but they have almost no effect on the current centipedes.

But this does not mean that centipedes are invincible, there are other insects in nature that centipedes cannot provoke.

For example, scorpions, spiders. These events are on an equal footing with centipedes.

It's just that there's no one here, but that doesn't mean there's no other way.

Centipedes are not invincible, and in this world, there are many existences that it cannot provoke.

For example, the seven-star ladybug.

The ladybug looks simple and cute, but it has a very hard shell to protect itself.

And this shell, most insects can't break through, including centipedes, can't break through that round shell.

As long as the ladybug enters the state of complete defense, all the beings who can't swallow it in one bite can't do anything about this shell.

The sharp feet of the centipede made a clattering sound as it hit the ladybug's shell, like a machine gun firing a steel plate.

It sounds very bad, but in fact, all of the centipede's steps are cut from the ladybug's shell, and it does not cause any damage to it, not even scratches.

However, the ladybug's defense is very powerful, but the ladybug has no way to take the centipede.

Although the ladybug also eats other insects, it only eats some greasy insects and caterpillars, and it has no way to do anything about arthropods like centipedes, just to defend itself, it has done its best.

However, from the beginning of the fight, Tianlan didn't expect the ladybug to be able to solve this centipede.

The ones that can really threaten centipedes are only now ready to appear.

From the very beginning, Tianlan was not blindly running for his life, but saw the existence of that guy in the swarm.

The pure gray shell is dotted with black spots.

A pair of sharp fangs, as if able to cut everything.

Pitch-black eyes, with a pair of long tentacles on them, like whips, squeak every time they move, like a knight walking in armor.

This is an insect that Tianlan likes very much, and he likes it very much since he was a child, and even wants to become the other party.

That's right, this insect is the longhorn beetle.

Although the longhorn beetle is not a beneficial insect, it is very cool, the shell of its body is still very hard, and it also has wings, so it can fly freely in the sky.

Once an adult, the longhorn beetle has almost no natural predators and is a completely powerful predator, with almost all insects in its diet.

Even centipedes can sometimes become prey to the longhorn beetle.

If it weren't for Tianlan seeing the existence of the Heavenly Bull in the swarm, he wouldn't have rushed into the swarm.

And now the centipede has directly encircled the swarm, and if it continues like this, soon, soon the centipede will anger Tai Niu.

At this moment, Tianlan was inexplicably looking forward to it, and she really wanted to see the battle between Tianniu and Centipede.

Although the body shape of the centipede is more than ten meters, or even twenty meters long, but even so, the heavenly bull will not lose to the centipede.

The original size of the Heavenly Bull can bite off the wire, and now after becoming the size of a human, what kind of strength the Heavenly Bull will have, Tianlan is very much looking forward to it.

It can be said that Tianlan has injected a lot of dreams into Tianniu's body, which is a childhood dream, although when he grows up, he clearly knows that these will not be realized.

But I don't know why, my heart is like wanting to believe this, wanting to believe in the unrealistic fantasies of my childhood.

The centipede's movements did not stop because of the ladybug's blocking, and continued to torture all the creatures that were enclosed by it.

And at this moment, a very crisp clicking sound was remembered, and the centipede's movements came to an abrupt halt, as if it had been immobilized.

This immobilization lasted only a moment, and then the centipede began to roll in pain.

Although Tianlan didn't see what was happening clearly, based on the centipede's appearance and its movements, he could infer that just now, Tianniu made a move...... No, it was a mouthpiece that bit off the centipede's foot.

The bite force of the longhorn beetle is very strong, and when it is its original size, it can bite through the iron wire with a diameter of one millimeter.

And now it has become so huge, let alone a centimeter of wire, maybe even an iron rod with a diameter of one decimeter can be easily bitten off.

Compared to an iron rod with a diameter of one decimeter, the centipede's steps are much more fragile.

The centipede's feet are indeed very hard, but after all, they are only a shell, and they are still much more fragile compared to the solid iron bar.

The pain of the broken foot made the centipede constantly roll, and while rolling, it also crushed a large number of insects.

Tian Lan didn't have any thoughts about this, just continued to hide under the ladybug's shell, observing everything around her.

Inside the ladybug's shell, Tianlan can be said to be very safe.

As long as the ladybug is completely on guard, it is comparable to the current steel fortress.

At the same time, in this state, almost no one can turn the ladybug around, not even an insect larger than it.

Therefore, it is very safe to watch the chaos outside in Tianlan here.

By this time, the centipede had stopped rolling and was crawling on the ground, ready to attack.

It did suffer a loss just now, and broke a foot, and it clearly knew that the existence of biting off its own foot was definitely not easy to provoke.

But a creature of its level would obviously not be able to admit defeat in front of a bug that was even smaller than itself.

The first step in judging the strength of each insect is the size of each other.

If the other person is bigger than a centipede, or the same size, maybe it will give up.

But the longhorn beetle is too small, about the size of a human, only two segments of a centipede's body.

Therefore, the centipede will not admit defeat like an insect smaller than itself, it was just careless just now, and the other party is still hiding in the swarm, so it will be bitten off a foot.

And now it has become serious, leaving no effort to deal with the little bugs in front of it.

The centipede's huge tentacles are constantly shaking, as if it is collecting pheromones in the air to judge the other party's actions.

However, the scene was silent, and the Celestial Bull was still hiding among the swarms, completely ignoring the hostile centipede.

As if feeling offended, the centipede was completely enraged, constantly waving its palatal teeth, and from time to time some liquid fell from its palate teeth.

The liquid sizzled as it landed on the ground, and then a puff of green smoke rose, and a small pit was corroded into the flat ground.

What a powerful toxicity, not only the body has become larger, the mass has increased, and even the powerful toxicity has increased several times.

It is estimated that such venom does not need to be injected into the body of the creature, as long as it is touched, it will definitely die.

Perhaps the only poisons that can kill these bugs now are these bugs who are born with biotoxicity.

But if you want to use this poison on a large scale, it is impossible, not to mention whether it can kill insects, let's talk about humans, it can definitely be killed.

In general, pesticides should be considered to kill insects while remaining harmless to humans.

This is also the most difficult thing for the national research team right now.

No matter how hard it was for them, just for now, the other insects were terrified when they saw the completely annoyed centipede.

These insects have become very large now, but they were and still are the prey of centipedes and spiders.

Now the instinct that has been engraved in the genes is once again aroused, making them instinctively afraid.

Then the insects quickly scattered and evacuated, fearing that they would become food for the centipedes.

The originally huge swarm of insects, after a while, only a few scattered insects remained.

It can be seen from this that the instinct of the creature is very strong, and no matter how big it becomes, when facing natural enemies, it will feel afraid and want to escape from here quickly.

Of course, Tianlan also took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the rushing group.

Of course, Tianlan was also curious about the victory and defeat this time, but now was obviously not the time to be curious.

The battle between the strong can easily affect the pond fish, and even if you hide in the armor of the ladybug, you can't complete the guarantee that you are absolutely safe.

So Tianlan took advantage of this riot and quietly escaped.

Fortunately, the centipede's attention is no longer on him, otherwise even if he blends in with the swarm, the centipede will be able to find him accurately.

Don't underestimate centipedes' perception abilities, even if they can't see enough, they have other perception abilities.

The steps of those hundreds are not as long as they are beautiful.

Each step has its own senses, which can clearly capture the vibration of the ground.

There is also the tentacle on the top of the head, which is not for the sake of pretty, this tentacle can not only capture the flow of air, but also sense the dryness of the air, so as to confirm whether the place is suitable for its survival, and of course, it can also be used to detect prey.

Therefore, as long as it is oriented, it can be said that it is easy to find Tianlan's position among the scattered insect swarms.

But now was obviously not the time to continue the pursuit of Tianlan, and at this moment it had a formidable opponent in front of it.

If you are careless at this moment, you may be bitten off by the other party in an instant.

The duel between insects is very serious, and they will not be easily interfered with by the things around them.

Because their opponents are all able to solve each other in an instant, and the other party can also solve the existence of each other in an instant.

So instinct does not allow them to be taken lightly.