Chapter 41: Man-eating flies, flesh-eating maggots
"Zombie makers?" Leng Hongyu, Li Yaxin, and Wang Xiaomi were stunned, this name sounds so bluffing!
"Didn't you watch? In the "Journal of Biology" ordered by our school, it should be the first few issues, and there is a paper mentioned in it. Huang Dao raised his head, looked at the three of them, and asked rhetorically.
Facing the pair of clean and clear eyes of the Zodiac, the three of them were embarrassed and speechless.
"We are scumbags, how can we compare with you as a scholar!" Wang Xiaomi complained: "Just say it quickly!" ”
"Like, we know you're very knowledgeable, right?" Li Yaxin also glanced at the ecliptic.
"Okay!" Huang Dao smiled bitterly and continued: "I was very impressed when I saw it, I thought it was just an example, but I didn't expect even our Yunfu base to appear!" ”
"The so-called zombie maker refers to it," said Huang Dao, pointing at the flies inside the chrysalis with his saber, "Flesh-eating maggots!" ”
"What kind of mutant beast is this? New? Leng Hongyu tilted her head, looked at the zodiac with beautiful eyes, and then looked at the mutant beast in front of her, revealing a thoughtful expression.
The silver-white moonlight fell from the top of his head, hitting the face and neck of Leng Hongyu's white jade, which looked even more beautiful and moving.
"It's the first time I've heard of it." Li Yaxin said.
"Specifically, before the cataclysm, this world-class public hazard was almost wiped out by our human race!" Huang Dao couldn't help but glance at Leng Hongyu more, and then said.
"But just like any other creature, in the post-cataclysmic world, this thing immediately ushered in a new life, as well as an even more terrifying metamorphosis and evolution!"
Next, Zodiac briefly described the content of that piece of paper:
The flesh-eating maggot, a more formal name, should be: New World screw fly larvae.
We know that most maggots are scavengers and survive on a few scraps of food, which can be called nature's scavenger.
Some of them are even used as medical maggots to help clean festering wounds.
But the man-eating fly is the most unique of the more than 3,000 species of flies in the world.
They don't like scavenging, they feed on the fresh flesh and blood of living creatures, and are the only insects that feed on the live bodies of warm-blooded animals!
The life cycle of flies consists of four stages: egg, larva (fly maggot), pupa, and adult (fly).
At this time, this huge chrysalis in the hands of the zodiac is the third stage, and when it sucks enough flesh and blood, it will successfully evolve and become a real man-eating fly!
In general, man-eating flies will pick on the wounds of animals to lay eggs, and if there are no wounds, the ears, nose, eyes and other parts of the animal can also be used.
Of course, in the post-cataclysmic world, man-eating flies are even more ferocious and brutal, and without wounds, they will also automatically create wounds and then turn these animals into breeding grounds for their own offspring!
Once the eggs of the man-eating fly are successfully injected, in just 24 hours, these eggs will hatch into larvae, which will drink blood and eat meat in large bowls in the host's body.
The larvae of man-eating flies are not vegetarian. It was born with two sharp, sharp front teeth, and they had rings of spiral-shaped spines.
These features allow the larvae to sneak into the wound and dig deep to further expand the animal's wounds and ulcers.
This process is like a spiral-shaped wine opener, constantly burrowing into the flesh!
In just two days, a swarm of man-eating fly larvae can devour the external organs of the livestock.
This is why this larvae are also called "flesh-eating maggots".
Before the cataclysm, man-eating flies, though only slightly larger than the average housefly, caused immeasurable damage to livestock, wildlife and humans around the world.
In 1935, 180,000 livestock in Texas were eaten by screw fly larvae.
In the 50s of the 20th century, screwflies caused more than $200 million in losses to the U.S. meat and dairy industry every year.
Once the screwflies attack on a large scale, that pastoral area is doomed.
Within a few days, the bare bones of the animals could be seen falling one by one.
Even herders are vulnerable to infection if they don't have enough defenses!
In 2013, a British tourist brought back this nightmare souvenir from Peru: a spiral maggot in one ear.
When she went to the hospital for a check-up, she had already gnawed a 12mm hole in her ear.
Fortunately, it was detected in time, otherwise if the larvae had already reached the brain, it could cause meningitis; If the larva does not know each other and gnaws at the facial nerves, she may be paralyzed for life!
Later, due to the timely adoption of control measures such as sterile insect surgery by the international community, the number of man-eating flies began to decrease dramatically, and finally the pest was completely eradicated!
This is done by capturing a batch of screwflies and allowing them to breed for the next generation. And in this process, the larvae are irradiated with radioactive rays and lose their fertility.
Finally, they are released back into the wild and mixed with normal fly colonies.
And most importantly, female screwflies, mate only once in their lives.
Therefore, as long as they meet those "peerless beauties" who have just left the factory, they will not be able to breed offspring even if they are dry firewood.
This also cuts off the life cycle of the screwfly, leaving its population without offspring.
However, after the cataclysm, the man-eating fly, which was about to become extinct, immediately rejuvenated, not only rejuvenated, but also more powerful and terrifying!
Before the Cataclysm, the man-eating fly had only her maggots to have an impact on human society.
But after the cataclysm, this creature quickly mutated, skyrocketed to the size of half a meter, with a hideous face, murderous and bloodthirsty, and became a "man-eating fly" in the true sense!
After it was dispatched as a group, it was completely comparable to a swarm of rats and insects, and everywhere it went, there was no grass!
"The status of human beings is getting humbler and humbler!" After listening to Huang Dao's narration, Wang Xiaomi stared at the pupa in front of him and his scalp was numb for a while, and he said with embarrassment.
"Yes," Li Yaxin also couldn't help but shake her head: "It is said that there are more and more types of mutant beasts today, and even some prehistoric monsters have appeared, and the life of human beings is really getting more and more difficult!" ”
"Let's go, we'll talk about it later!" Seeing that the two of them were about to say more frustrating words, Leng Hongyu interrupted.
"Yes, let's go." Huang Dao stuffed the pupa into a personal backpack in the back and swam towards the A58 island: "I have to hurry up and inform Teacher Sima about this matter!" ”
"Man-eating flies are all dispatched in swarms, so there must be other man-eating fly mutant beasts on this island, so we have to let Teacher Sima hurry up and get ready!"
"Okay, let's go!"
Sure enough, not long after everyone left, other beast roars and screams were faintly heard on A58-1 Island.
The four of them didn't dare to stay, and hurriedly swam towards the A58 island.
(Hey, it's terrible, hurry up and vote a few to suppress the shock!)
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