As time passed, Zhan Xiaogui did not have the same confused expression as before, and gradually he became a lot more sober.

Zhan Xiaogui decided to walk around the endless desert with his son, and look around to see if there were any strange animals and plants.

Zhan Xiaogui and his son walked for more than ten minutes and found plants with a surface like various more artistic stones.

Zhan Xiaogui's son thought it was a colorful stone at first, but when he stepped on it, he found that it was a plant, which made Zhan Xiaogui's curiosity suddenly increase.

"Don't hesitate, this plant is called Raw Stone Flower and grows in the arid regions of southern Africa. During the dry season, it hides in crevices or gravel soils in rock beds, and when the rainy season comes, it quickly regains its original shape and grows.

The tree in front of me is called the Sand Tree, which is a sand fixing plant that we often call and can also be used as feed for livestock, and the precious Chinese medicine Cistanche in pharmacies is parasitic on the roots of Saxon. Cistanche has more than 10 functions of traditional Chinese medicine, and people often call it "desert ginseng".

See, not far in front of you is the Giant Pillar, which belongs to the cactus family and is the highest cactus in the world. Growing on the edge of the desert, they can grow up to 180 meters in height. The giant pillar can also bear fruit, and the flesh is edible, known as the "fairy peach".

See poplar? It's what we often call poplar forests. It grows in the desert, is cold-tolerant, drought-resistant, salt-alkaline, wind-blown sand, and has strong vitality. "Populus euphratica is born and does not die for a thousand years, dies and does not fall down for a thousand years, and does not rot for a thousand years" is very magical.

The baobab tree, which grows in south-central Africa, has a water storage function and is one of the important water sources in the desert.

The singles tree grows in the tropical arid regions of East and South Africa. No flowers and no leaves. The bare branches are called the Singles Tree."

Most of the plants in the desert have well-developed root systems to increase the uptake of water from the sandy soil. The main root is deep, the horizontal root (lateral root) is wide, and the horizontal root can be extended far in all directions, and it does not have stratification, but spreads and grows evenly, avoiding consuming too much sand moisture in one place.

Water is scarce in the desert, but the amount of evaporation is surprisingly large, and many plants have evolved special forms to reduce water loss, such as the leaves of cacti that have evolved into small needle-like spines; In order to store more water, the stems become thick and juicy.

Zhan Xiaogui felt that someone was talking to him inexplicably just now, and he also introduced himself to this strange plant in the desert.

Zhan Xiaogui's son also heard it.

Just as they were hesitating, this voice like the voice of a thousand miles in the TV series sounded again.

This time, I won't do anything else, I won't say anything else, just talk about the complex environment of various machines and tools in the desert, animals and birds, and so on.

"Scorpions are strange creatures. They can live on meal orders for a month, slowing down metabolism until they fake their death almost, but spring returns to life almost immediately if they find prey. They can freeze and thaw for a day and a night, and without frostbite the worse. There are about two thousand varieties of scorpions worldwide, including many species, that live in the desert, and they are all poisonous.

But don't worry. Most of them do not have enough poison in their glands, or against various poisons to kill a person. Most but not all. One type of scorpion capable of killing humans is the Arizona bark scorpion, the most venomous in the country, and, ironically, the smallest one, it was found in the Arizona desert. You know if you've been liked because it hurts, it hurts about the same if you put your finger in an electrical outlet and stick it there. You probably won't unless you're a small child or have a weakened immune system from it dead, but even if you're a healthy athletic adult you'll want to find a doctor or hospital for a dose of antivenom as soon as possible, as it may take up to seventy-two hours for the effects to weaken - assuming, of course, your survival. ”

Zhan Xiaogui looked at his son in surprise, and his son also looked at Zhan Xiaogui in surprise, the two looked at each other, and they both felt that someone in their brains was telling stories about scorpions again.

As soon as this magical voice finished talking about scorpions, a large number of scorpions appeared in front of his eyes.

The magical voice went on to talk about the jerboa.

"Jerboa, this is a small animal that lives in North America and the northern part of the Eurasian continent, because it is good at jumping, so it is called a jerboa, this small animal's hind legs are relatively long and particularly strong, a little like a kangaroo, its ears are particularly long, its hair is mostly light or sandy yellow, and there is also a significant feature, that is, it has no sweat glands.

This small animal hibernates every year, at least six months to nine months a year, but they will wake up every two weeks, and the body temperature will drop to almost zero when it hibernates, and the usual food is mainly to eat some plant seeds or roots, vegetables and the like, but will also choose to eat some insects and the like.

The places where this small animal lives are basically located in arid or semi-arid areas, so their drinking water has become a very serious problem, in order to adapt to these dry environments, these small animals do not need to drink water to survive, and even scientists have studied the longest record of this small animal, and they do not need to drink a sip of water in five years, you must know that the camels we usually ride in the desert, generally speaking, the record of not drinking water will not exceed half a month, but this small animal can not drink water for five years, It's incredible to think about.

In addition to this small animal, there is also a special kind of lizard in the desert, this lizard is called the spiny lizard, generally speaking, the adult age is about twenty years, but the appearance of the spiny lizard looks very strange, like a depicted monster, there are a lot of thorns all over the body, in fact, the body color of this lizard will also change constantly, and it feels similar to ordinary lizards. However, the most special thing about this small animal is that its head is particularly slender, and it can only stick to some small insects, and it seems that there is no way to drink water, so many people are curious about whether this animal can really survive for a long time without drinking water. ”

What is very incredible is that as soon as the words fell, Zhan Xiaogui and his son appeared behind them A large number of jerboas.

This made Zhan Xiaogui feel incredible.