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Its Latin name means "invincible" ant, and it is so so difficult to control.

Native to South America, red fire ants were brought from South America to North America in the 30s and 40s of the 20th century or earlier, and then spread to many countries through various routes. This ant species was first discovered in Taiwan in China, and then it was also found in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan, so China defines them as invasive species.

Red fire ants are several times larger than the average ant we see and have the ability to sting aggressively and repeatedly, first clamping the skin with their palates and then sting multiple times with the spikes at the end of their abdomen, releasing venom from the sac each time. Once the human body is stung, there will be burning pain, followed by pus blisters, red and swollen around the wound, and there will be a feeling of discomfort in the body.

In particular, people who are allergic to their venom proteins can develop anaphylactic shock and even direct death.

However, this little thing is not completely invincible, and there is a flea fly in South America called the "South American fruit fly", which is the nemesis of the red fire ant. They parasitize and feed on the tissues of the ants, and the flies control the movement of the ants once they form larvae in the ants. Therefore, as soon as the red fire ants sense the presence of natural predators, they will immediately dodge and escape.

It is said that in the famous foreign horror movie "Alien", the inspiration for alien creatures living in the human body came from the South American fruit fly parasitic red fire ants, of course, this is only an unconfirmed unofficial statement.

Zheng Xiaocheng's necklace and the heels of his two shoes contain the extracts of the cell tissue of the South American fruit fly, which is the black thing. Ants are very sensive, and the presence of natural predators does not need to be close to know about it. It's the same thing that people don't know it's going to rain and ants have already started to move to the higher ground.

And Zheng Xiaocheng also told us that the red fire ants here belong to a strange mutation, their size is larger than the same kind found in other places, and they are more aggressive, as for the reason he doesn't know, but we are now belonging to the "invaders" who have entered their territory, so they will attack us.

He knew this because he had done a detailed investigation before he came here, and he said that this incomparably large circular pit was actually a huge red fire ant nest.

Sure enough, as we spoke, the ant colony came to a halt less than a meter away from burning colloidal fuel. Although they were still rolling back and forth and squirming, they were always at a fixed distance from us, no longer half a step closer.

Seeing these tiny creatures up close and personal made my scalp tingle.

The threat of the ant colony was contained, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, although it was still surrounded, it was safe for the time being.

However, Zhao Jinfu was not satisfied with what Zheng Xiaocheng said, he walked up to Zheng Xiaocheng and said to him coldly: "You don't play tricks, do you think I can't hear it?" Do you need me to break another finger before you can say it all? ”

Zheng Xiaocheng glared at Zhao Jinfu viciously, and had no choice but to continue to hide him.

These red fire ants actually live in the ground beneath our feet, and the huge "boiled eggs" that we dug up earlier are actually ant eggs. Zheng Xiaocheng didn't know why these ant eggs were so huge, but he knew that these ant eggs had always been in a state of "sleep", and they would generally not wake up if they were not disturbed by external forces.

Fortunately, I didn't accidentally damage the egg membrane, and I kept an eye out for the other warriors not to break the egg membrane, otherwise they would wake up the red fire ants sleeping inside.

As for the warriors we sacrificed, it is very likely that they also discovered the secret of the eggs underground, but they risked destroying the inside of the egg membrane examination, which caused the sleeping red fire ants to wake up and attack them.

Zheng Xiaocheng said that the red fire ants sleeping in such a huge ant egg must also be giant, it should be a special mutant, if it is attacked by such a large mutant red fire ant, humans may be difficult to resist in front of it. Red fire ants have toxins in their bodies, if they are stung by giant red fire ants with tail stingers, the toxicity will lead to instant death, and according to the toxicity characteristics of red fire ants, the body of the person after death will be swollen, and the skin will be amazing blood red.

Although I didn't show any expression on my face, I was secretly surprised in my heart, what Zheng Xiaocheng said was exactly the same as the situation when a team of soldiers died, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

At this time, I asked Zheng Xiaocheng: "You keep talking about mutation, but what is the cause of mutation?" Also, why do some mutate so big, and these are still the same? As I spoke, I gestured to the ant colony on the periphery.

Zheng Xiaocheng shook his head helplessly and said: "I really don't know this, I'm not engaged in biology after all, I can't explain this kind of biological gene problem!" ”

I said, "And what was it that you threw at us before?" Could it be an egg? ”

Zheng Xiaocheng was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, I feel that someone is nearby, although I am not sure, but I still threw some small insect eggs around just in case, because in this way, the red fire ants hiding in the ground can be lured out, no matter who comes, they will become the target of their attack." And I have a 'talisman' on me, so I don't need to worry. When the enemies are destroyed, they will automatically go back to the ground, and I don't have to worry about someone ruining my business. ”

Zhao Jinfu said at this time: "Then tell me, why did you go to such great lengths to bring a few innocent people here?" What do you want from here? ”

As soon as he mentioned this question, Zheng Xiaocheng had a stubborn look on his face, and immediately shut up and didn't say a word.

I thought that Zhao Jinfu would give him some means again, but this time Zhao Jinfu didn't do anything to him, but looked at the huge strange tree, as if asking a question and talking to himself: "Don't you want to say that the secret is on this tree?" ”

All of us looked at the incomparably large tree at the same time, and it was silently hidden in the darkness, and we could not see its whole picture in the firelight, but only a corner. Even we only know that it is very thick, like it has lived for hundreds of millions of years. But I don't know how tall it is, and what it looks like above the tree.

Zhao Jinfu's curiosity had shifted to this tree, and he no longer asked Zheng Xiaocheng questions, because Zheng Xiaocheng's resoluteness made Zhao Jinfu feel that no matter how much he used, he couldn't make him speak. What's more, Zhao Jinfu is not a cruel person, he will not really pluck off all of Zheng Xiaocheng's fingers.

"Flares!" Zhao Jin Fu gave the order, and he felt the need to see what was so strange about this tree.

This time, I personally took the rifle from the soldier's hand and fired a flare straight into the sky.

Under the white light, the behemoth appeared before our eyes again. Although I was mentally prepared, I was stunned by the enormity of the tree in front of me, it was so tall that it was beyond my imagination, maybe because we were so close, I couldn't see the top of the tree at all. I estimate that the tree is at least 100 meters above its height.

Several large branches branched out a few dozen meters upwards of the tree, and at each fork there were countless branches, and the branches and leaves of the tree were also black against the background of the darkness, which looked quite eerie.

And these are not shocking to us, what really shocks us is that there are already fruits on the branches, and those fruits are piercing white in the light of the flares, like boiled eggs that have been peeled, and they are very similar to the eggs that we have dug out of the ground, only much smaller than those in the ground.

The fact that the trees bear fruit like insect eggs is incredible. And looking at the dense eggs of those insects, I can't count how many, and the hairs all over my body stand up, this unscientific phenomenon makes me feel like falling into a fog and completely confused.

Zhao Jinfu looked at this "magical" strange tree, and a sentence popped out of his mouth: "This, this is the king of the big tree cuckoo!" ”

Rhododendron is a tree native to Yunnan Province, which grows halfway up the Gaoligong Mountains and is found in mixed forests at altitudes between 2,800 and 3,300 meters, and is now found in northeastern Myanmar.

Rhododendron is the tallest tree species in the genus Rhododendron and is a primitive and ancient tree species. Scientifically recorded trees can reach heights of 20-25 meters, and the maximum diameter of the stems can reach 3.3 meters.

Those of us who served as soldiers in Yunnan naturally knew the King of the Big Tree Rhododendron, and this tree was indeed very similar in appearance to the King of the Big Tree Rhododendron. But this big tree, the King of the Cuckoo Tree, has far exceeded the recorded value, and is nearly ten times larger.

I walked up to Zhao Jinfu and asked him, "You, are you sure this is the King of the Big Tree Cuckoo?" I've never seen anything this big. Besides, it's not azaleas, it's ant eggs, which is impossible! ”

"The truth is right in front of you, what else is impossible!" Zhao Jinfu raised his head and said to me: "Everything here is unusual, in Zheng Xiaocheng's words, it is mutated. So it's not uncommon for a mutated tree to appear! ”

I thought Zhao Jinfu's words made sense, so I said to him: "I'm really curious, what is it that causes all the creatures here to mutate?" And it's all getting so big, if the wonders of this place are spread out, it will definitely shock the world! ”

Zhao Jinfu said: "Don't think about it, this kind of thing that goes against science, it's too late for us to block the news, where will it be publicized everywhere?" He paused and said, "I think this is probably the core of the magnetic field we discovered earlier!" ”

"This big tree, the King Cuckoo, is the core of the magnetic field?" I didn't believe it, and repeated Zhao Jinfu's words again. Trees can produce directional magnetic fields, and they can also affect electronic devices, which I can't believe even if it kills me.

As the light of the flare disappeared, the mutated tree cuckoo king disappeared into the darkness again, my eyes were exposed to the dazzling white light for a long time, a phantom appeared in front of me, and there was a feeling of wanting to cry, I was busy rubbing my eyes.

I knew I should have brought a body camera with me, otherwise who would have believed this spectacle?

"Company commander, Qin team, look, the ant colony and ant colony are gone!" A warrior shouted at us.