Chapter 203: Shrimp in the Desert
It's just that Topaz didn't expect that this person suddenly fell to the ground. His body was twisted www.biquge.info his face, but there was an indescribable strange light on his face, and he died without pain, and he seemed to be happy. Huang Yu was stunned for a long time before he let out a long sigh and said, "Crazy...... These people are also crazy. I should have thought they would kill themselves. Xiao Yuhua couldn't help but shudder, and said in a lost voice: "But why did they kill themselves?" Huang Yu sighed: "That person is afraid that we will follow him, he can only die." Don't worry about so much, drink water first, you can drink it with confidence, but it's best to check the water before drinking, whether it has been poisoned. ”
At this time, the guide came over, looked into the water and said, "Drink it with confidence, there is no poison in this water, I don't believe you take a closer look, there are shrimp in the water." Only then did Huang Yu and the others take a closer look at this water source, and sure enough, they found some small shrimp in the water. There are also live shrimp in the desert, and Huang Yu and the others don't believe it, but the guide explains: "This is not a fantasy. In desert areas, plants survive the dry season on dormant seeds, insects thrive on dormant larvae, and even more incredibly, some fish and shrimp survive years of drought on dormant eggs. The desert is an extremely arid place, with temperatures in excess of 50°C on a regular basis. Desert shrimp are not easy to grow, and spend most of their lives in the form of shrimp eggs, accompanied by scalding sand grains of similar size and appearance. People don't see it alive at all. Not to mention the pond that will dominate after the rain in the future. Every 2~5 years, the desert will rain and form a pond in the lowlands, millions of shrimp eggs will rush into the pond along the rainwater, at this time, the shrimp eggs are like being magical, quickly hatching a small shrimp seedling about 1 mm long, relying on predatory microorganisms, it can grow to 1.5 cm in a week. While the desert shrimp are growing rapidly, the scorching sun is greedily eating away at the water in the pond. In this race against time, the desert shrimp simply can't afford to lose. By the 12th day, when the desert shrimp grows to about 3 centimeters, the mother shrimp will carry hundreds of small shrimp eggs. Usually by this time, there is not much water left in the pond and the desert shrimp are ready to sprint through the mire that is about to dry up. On the 13th day and the following days, the desert shrimp spend the last days of their short life laying their eggs in the moist soil. Then, after confirming that their species can reproduce, the desert shrimp die with the last drop of water evaporating. If the second rainfall is sufficient and another pond is formed, the eggs begin to hatch. Once again, desert shrimp will fly through their cycle of growth, adulthood, spawning and death. However, in some years, the lack of rainfall prevents the formation of ponds, in which case the shrimp eggs remain dormant until the second rain. In the rare event that there may only be two such opportunities in 100 years, sufficient rainfall will form deep ponds that can remain for a month or more without drying up. At this time, the desert shrimp will complete two cycles of growth, spawning and death. As a result, the number of this species will be greatly multiplied, which will ensure its survival and reproduction. The shrimp of the desert are insignificant, but the tenacity and tenacity of their lives are awe-inspiring. While listening to the guide's explanation, Topaz and the others lay down like frogs and drank happily.