Text Chapter 636 The Origin of the Stigma Beetle
Professional tomb robbers all know that the most dangerous tombs are definitely not those of princes and generals. Of course, although these tombs are complex and maze-like, there are still traces to follow. ) Therefore, the tombs of many emperors in the past dynasties cannot escape the prying eyes of tomb robbers. The truly dangerous tombs must be those of wizards, priests, Feng Shui masters and the like. In ancient times, these "clergy" had a very high status, so the scale of their tombs was not much inferior to that of princes and generals. But the most important thing is that these "clergy" often leave some "mysterious things" in their tombs to protect their coffins.
Mystery means danger! Means death!
The pyramid buried in the yellow sand that Qin Nan's scientific research team entered was found to be the tomb of a high priest in ancient Egypt. The "guardian" of the high priest's tomb was the Stigma Beetle he raised. Although the high priest in the tomb has been a mummy for thousands of years, the stigmata beetles he raised in the tomb have continued to exist.
Logically speaking, the lifespan of insects is very short, only a few years, but their ability to reproduce is beyond the reach of many species. There is a saying that goes “Thousands of years of grass seeds, ten thousand years of insect eggs”, which shows how powerful the reproduction ability of insects is.
Among insects, such as cockroaches, this guy once lived as a neighbor with dinosaurs, and they have continued to reproduce until now. You can imagine how powerful their vitality and fecundity are. Apart from anything else, in terms of fecundity alone, it is said that after a male cockroach mates with a female cockroach once, the female cockroach can lay eggs many times throughout her life. It can be seen that the sexual ability of male cockroaches alone can completely destroy many species. Because of this, no matter how advanced your pesticides are, you can’t eradicate cockroaches from the world. And once you find one cockroach in your home, it means that there may actually be thousands of cockroaches lurking in the dark in your home.
However, cockroaches are tough but not ferocious bugs. According to the records of the Poison Sect, there is a kind of insect that is somewhat similar to the Stigma Beetle, and that is the "Desert Blood Locust", also known as the "Desert Man-eating Locust". This kind of locust basically lays its eggs in caves in the desert. Every few decades or hundreds of years, when there is abundant rain in the desert and the plants begin to recover, the eggs of this kind of locust will naturally hatch and then They grow and reproduce crazily, and finally devour everything. Everything they eat will be eaten up by them wherever they go. Then when the food in a place is almost eaten, these locusts will move with the wind and form a "locust cloud". Wherever the wind blows, they will eat up everything there, whether it is food crops or livestock, until they Eat all the edible food around the desert. Finally, they will leave their eggs in caves in the desert, quietly waiting for the next explosion of life in the desert, and they will end all life again.
Therefore, Qin Lang has always believed that many people think that insects are fragile, but in fact it is humans themselves who are vulnerable. If the environment deteriorates rapidly, humans may not be able to adapt, but many insects and animals can continue because their vitality and reproductive power are so strong. For example, some insects can live for several days without their heads, but humans obviously cannot do this.
This kind of stigmata beetle is, to some extent, similar to the desert blood locust. They also reproduce by preserving their eggs. But the difference is that Stigmata beetles are not "vegetarians". They are basically ferocious carnivores. Once they sense "blood" around them, they will hatch out quickly, and then live on animals or people, absorbing them. The blood energy grows stronger and eventually kills the host.
As for how the Stigmata beetles sense that "food" is approaching, it can only be said that their powerful genetic genes determine all this. Just like the lemmings living near the North Pole, in certain years, when food is abundant, the number of lemmings will explode. One lemming can actually give birth to seven babies a year, and one baby is twelve. Left and right, they are veritable fertility machines, so their numbers will skyrocket, and then they will quickly eat up a large area of food. But when their number reaches a certain level and is overloaded, the lemmings will perform a kind of behavior that humans cannot understand. Behavior: Collective suicide by jumping into the sea.
In short, this Stigmata beetle is definitely a kind of insect with strong vitality, fecundity and extremely aggressive power, and its attack power is very manic. For example, like the poisonous snake that Qin Lang fed them just now, it was instantly killed. These Stigma Beetles eat them until no bones are left. These Stigma Beetles even gnawed away at tin cans to express their strong desire and dissatisfaction with flesh and blood.
To be honest, the reason why Qin Nan was able to survive that year was not because he was lucky, but because he brought the "insect repellent bag" specially prepared for him by Qin Lang. Because Qin Lang has a phaseless poison body, he is no longer worried about being attacked by any poisonous insects. However, his parents are "mortals" and often deal with some poisonous animals and plants, so Qin Lang prepared a poison for his parents. Insect repellent sachet, with this small sachet, you will almost not be attacked by poisonous insects. Even if you are bitten by poisonous insects, the medicine in this insect repellent sachet will have miraculous detoxification effects. Moreover, the insect repellent bag is indeed effective. Even mosquitoes will not bite after wearing it, so Qin Nan always carries it with him, so this thing also saved his life.
Back then, a Stigmata beetle lived on Qin Nan's body. However, due to the drug suppressing it with anthelmintic cysts, the manic Stigma beetle turned into a "lazy beetle" and grew very slowly, so it did not grow until Qin Nan returned home. , this Stigma Beetle did not lay eggs, and Qin Nan saved his life. However, after Qin Nan returned home, Qin Lang immediately noticed that Qin Nan had poisonous insects because he had a phaseless poisonous body, so he informed Qin Nan.
Moreover, Qin Lang was also very confused at that time. The insect repellent sac on Qin Nan's body could almost restrain many powerful poisonous insects, and this poisonous insect could actually withstand the breath of the insect repellent sac and inhabit Qin Nan's body. One can imagine the power of this insect The vitality and attack power are so strong.
When Qin Lang dug out the Stigmata beetle from Qin Nan's leg, Qin Nan dared to believe that he had really been "hit", and Qin Nan conducted some research on the insect and speculated that this insect should be The legendary "Stigma Beetle" in ancient Egypt. Some totems similar to beetles have been found on some cultural relics from ancient Egypt, which makes many people wonder why the ancient Egyptians regarded beetles as "divine objects."
However, from a historical and human perspective, the reason why people worship various gods is essentially out of reverence! Because of fear! fear!