Chapter 51: The Brain Insect Community
A race of brain worms? The Leviathan sped up and flew to the canopy of the twisted tree closest to them.
The way twisted trees grow is very peculiar, they grow to a certain height, usually more than 30 meters, they will begin to grow in a rotating coil, forming a wide disc with a diameter of more than 10 meters, the disc composed of this trunk is the 'crown' of the twisted tree, it is usually full of leaves, and its load capacity is also very strong, which can carry the weight of the Leviathan lightly.
Leviathan folded his wings and walked to the edge of the canopy to look down, only to see the creatures depicted by the head worm swaying around on the ground, as if searching for prey.
They resemble cockroaches standing up on the upper half of their bodies, they are about a meter long, they feel quite small, and there are only five of them, and Lin calculates that the colony of head worms is not very large.
Lynn curled the head worm with its tentacles so that it could see the creatures as well.
"Check the scent of the tribe and start communicating." Seeing this, the head worm suddenly became excited, and it let out a very sharp cry, which Lin had never heard before, and it was probably specially used to communicate with her own kind.
However, the 'kind' did not react, and they continued to do the same thing under the bushes, completely oblivious to the sound of the head bugs.
The sound of the head bugs continued for a while, but the few bugs below didn't look at this side at all, and ran away after a while.
Could it be that the head worm mistakes the same kind? It seems unlikely.
"Communication failed." The love of the head worm became lost: "The reason, there are other head worms, causing information conflicts. Two messages. Ethnic groups prioritize new cephalic bugs. ”
Lynn felt it. The head worm's 'lost' feelings seem to be very strong, and this kind of affection occasionally leads it to some weird behavior, such as rolling around or something, but this time the head worm didn't do that, because Lin pressed it with her tentacles.
However, their colony seems a little strange, and when they have two head worms, they will give preference to the new one? Generally speaking. Isn't it the old one who has more knowledge?
"Looking for a new head worm of the clan, trying to return to the clan, Lynn, together?" The lost love of the head worm slowly disappeared, and Lin found that no matter how heavy a love was, it would be transformed in a very short time.
"Together." Leviathan put the head worm back on his back and spread his wings again, flying over the jungle, and Lynn was about to ask where the head worm's clan territory was, but by this time it had already seen it. The insects in the forest were heading towards a few rocky mountains in the distance
Running away, Leviathan immediately flew in the direction of the rocky mountains.
The rocky mountains are more than 20 meters high. It is more than ten meters wide, and it seems to be a mixture of mud and rock, and there are some small holes about half a meter in diameter underneath.
Three of these rocky mountains sat in a small clearing among the twisted trees, and Lynn could see the colonies of the Brain Worms coming in and out below.
Sure enough, it's not a very large colony, maybe it used to be big, after all, they defeated the Aztecs, but because something happened, it's so small, or is it just a sub-base?
"Found in the territory of the clan, slimy rocks, close to the queen, get information."
The Leviathan landed next to a rocky mountain, and as soon as the Leviathan touched the ground, a large number of bugs suddenly rushed out of the rocky mountains, surrounding the Leviathan.
Lynn found that they were all in one form, with their upper bodies erected, their forelimbs bladed and covered with small barbs, and moving in four arthropods, a creature called 'infantry' by the head bugs, and what appeared to be a very common type of hunting force.
These 'infantry' seem to regard the Leviathan as an enemy, constantly waving their forelimbs, ready to surround and attack.
"The community reacted violently, signaling peace, and was not an enemy."
Lynn smelled a strong scent from the head worm, and all the infantry began to slowly retreat a certain distance after feeling the smell, and lowered their forelimbs, as if they had lost their will to fight.
I see...... Lin looked at this phenomenon and thought it was very interesting, even among the same kind, there are so many complex ways of communication? And the kind of 'Lynn' is 'Lynn', so Lynn never actually had any communication until she met the head bug.
"After discernment, let's start calling the new head worm, Mketu." Then, the head worm made the same high-pitched sound as before, and after a long while, a white lump of flesh appeared at the mouth of the cave in the rocky mountain.
Is this the new head worm that the head worm calls 'Mketu'?
'Mketu' is the special name given to it by the head worm, which is a strange way of referring to a specific individual, rather than a specific creature or race.
The head worm looked at Mketu and had a very strange mixture of emotions, which seemed to have all kinds of emotions such as anger, happiness, excitement, and so on.
Every emotion of a creature, the organs in its body will produce some liquid substance corresponding to its emotion, and Lin's sense of smell can smell this substance, and judge whether the emotion of this creature is heavy or not with its intensity, but at the same time it produces so many emotions, and Lin has encountered it for the first time.
And the new head worm 'Mketu' also had a feeling of confusion and surprise, looking at Leviathan and the head worm on his back.
"Old head worm, Maya."
With a complicated emotion, Mketu uttered a few words.
Lynn has seen some creatures have a very different voice when their emotions fluctuate, but the head worms do not, they are almost always in the same tone, but in fact the emotions in their thoughts are quite rich.
Lynn's head worm seems to be called 'Maya', as if each head worm has a specific name.
"Mketu." The head worm rolled off Leviathan's back, fell in front of Leviathan, and said to Mketu, "Lynn, there is no threat, bring me here, meet the clan." ”
"Never seen before, wonderful creatures." Mketu looked at Leviathan suspiciously, then turned his attention to the head worm and rolled over to the head worm.
Do they all roll and move like this?
Now, they both glared at each other with their eyes, but neither of them made a sound.
"Competition, Chief."
After looking at each other for a while, the head worm and Mketu said the same word at the same time.
"Competition?" Lynn questioned the head worm.
The head worm said: "Among the clans, the head worms, but one, if there is more than one, then competition, competition wins, the strong, dominate the race, and the loser leaves the group." ”
In this case, it is very similar to the competition of normal creatures, and the stronger one is the leader, which helps to evolve and strengthen the race, but how do the two head worms compete? It can't be two tumbling to see which one rolls faster, right? (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you ~Hanji~for the tip~