In the insect world, fighting is inevitable,
For food, for the turf, for the girls,
It is inevitable that there will be a big fight
Speaking of the militant elements of the insect world,
I have to mention the beetle,
Referring to the super powerful abilities of the beetles,
I have to say it —.
Spade nails
Qiāo nails, English name stag beetle, is a collective name for insects of the Coleoptera spade family (Lucanidae), the upper jaw of the male, extremely developed, long and stag horns-like, so also known as staghorns.
There are about 1200 species of spade nails in the world, nearly two-thirds of which are distributed in Asia and one-quarter of which are in China.
They are stout, mostly black or brown, with hard and shiny walls. The male upper jaw is very developed, this specialized "tusk" basically lost the function of feeding, and became a weapon for special fighting, the inner edge of the "tusks" has a different length, the number of antler-like tooth protrusions, very aggressive. However, they are hermaphrodite, and the girls look "harmonious" a lot.
Shovels, although aggressive, are not meat-eating insects, they are natural scavengers, the larvae feed on decaying wood (fungal decomposed wood), which can accelerate the decomposition of organic matter, and adult insects lick the sweet and sour sap flowing from the trunk and ripe fruit.
Most of the spade carapace is a nocturnal insect, feeding and reproduction are basically carried out at night, and there is phototropism. During the season, the males will first find a place to feed and guard the sap, patiently waiting for the girl to appear and mate, and if other males approach, they will fight with each other until one side holds the other party high and throws it under the tree, and the victorious side hovers in the tree waiting for the girl to appear.
Although the spade armor has an exaggerated upper jaw, the top-heavy male can still fly.
It's just that it takes a little more effort to take off, and they will first pose in a suitable take-off posture, spread and incite their wings, and then take off on the ground.
Spade armor did not pay much attention in ancient China, and even its name was imported. The study of spade armor is a very popular industry in Japan, and the "shovel" of shovel armor refers to the "spade-shaped front stand" in front of the helmet of the ancient Japanese samurai.
In China, the Chinese people take pleasure in fighting crickets, and in Japan, the insect sumo wrestling competition of spade armor is very popular.
This has also given birth to many overlords and fighting geniuses, such as: Palawan giant spade armor, which has defeated crabs, spiders, giant centipedes, emperor scorpions, euphorbia, etc., and won the championship of Japan's "Worm Emperor" with excellent results in the major insect rings in Japan.
There is also a Sumatra giant spade armor that is comparable to Palawan's record, and the record is also amazing, it and Palawan are called shovel armor double brakes.
Of course, in the spade world, in addition to relying on ability to eat, there are also many people who rely on "face" to be sought after. For example: a large black spade armor, the whole body is black and shiny, as if it is patent leather.
There was also a golden ghost spade armor with golden armor, like a golden saint seiya.
The most beautiful is the rainbow spade armor, which you will probably fall in love with at a glance, and its shell shines with jewel-like brilliant colors, which is of great ornamental value.
They are distributed in northern Australia and the islands of New Guinea, there are two subspecies, one is the Australian rainbow spade armor, the other is the New Guinea rainbow spade armor, for many years the New Guinea rainbow spade armor is almost never seen again, it is said to be extinct, beautiful wild species still need more protection, right?
Fortunately, the artificial breeding of rainbow spade nails has been very successful, and many people now keep it as a pet.
They are grumpy, fighting, but very beautiful
Do you like such a spade?
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