Chapter 5 Chapter 3 Stirring Nature

Everything in nature is actually opposite, just like there are only permanent interests in international relations. Although this sentence is often misused, after all, people regard oil, ore, and natural gas as "interests" but forget that security is the greatest "interest" of a country. If international relations are understood as "the strong eat the weak" or "jungle society", then All that remains is unintentional distortions and conspiracy theories. Compared with the earth, human society has exceeded the survival limit of "the strong eat the weak". For their own taste, they willfully destroy and destroy the survival rights of other species, and they don't care.

Well, everyone can say the truth, but how many people really care about it?I am just a hypocrite. After picking up newspapers and magazines and seeing the news of how many species disappear every day, or the report of how many square kilometers per hour the tropical rainforest is decreasing, I will be angry for a few seconds at most, and then will be unconsciously forgotten. But who knows the mystery of nature?If I had to list the list of human beings who have an attitude towards improving the world's environment, I would definitely rank it at the bottom, because I have too many things to worry about, and I can't take into account such a high-level conscious world as the earth.

It's just that when I was buried in the termite pile, my head was blank for dozens of seconds, and the disgusting wriggling around me stimulated the limit of my skin's tactility.A little bit of regret in my heart, I would have left that little girl if I knew it earlier, why should I suffer with her?What a miracle of nature, the termites did not attack me at all and let me walk through the nest. With my sight covered, I didn't know how long I walked. I only knew that after a few steps, the ground passage kept going down obliquely. I thought in my heart that I must have already passed through the wall of the third floor of the parking lot. to somewhere outside the building.

After walking about 3,000 steps, that is, about 2,400 meters, the sensation of wriggling on the skin completely disappeared. It was still dark in front of my eyes, and I couldn't see anything. The air I breathed in through my nose was only turbid. There are so many termites, it seems that all the termites in the entire Pigeon City have gathered under this parking lot, and the place where I am now seems to be quite empty. I took out my phone and turned on the flashlight function, and immediately a white light pierced through the darkness, illuminating the surroundings a little. The surrounding area was really wide, and I was standing in front of a soil cave. As for the top of the cave and the front, left, and right directions, the beam of light in my hand could not reach the end at all.This earth hole is so huge, it's almost like another world hidden under Pigeon City.

I stood still for a while, and suddenly felt chills all over my body. I was really overwhelmed by such an empty place, and even developed a sense of powerlessness, although the origin of that powerlessness was completely inexplicable. The mobile phone has no signal here, and even with the sophisticated GPS provided by the old man's detective agency, it still can't find any satellites. This ghost place, for no reason, just gave me a very evil feeling. Shivering, I called Lu Xiaoxiao's name a few times, and the voice spread far away, with no echo at all, one can imagine how big this space is.

The radio girl didn't respond at all, and she didn't know where she ran. Sweeping around with the flashlight again, the light pierced not far away and he could no longer see the scenery clearly. The earth hole behind him seemed very small in this cave, and once he left, it would probably be difficult to find the entrance.I found a stone on the ground and scratched a mark on the entrance of the hole vigorously to determine the location. The soil scraped from the cave wall was a bit damp, and it had a strong stench, which made people very uncomfortable.I squeezed it casually and rubbed it in my hand, but I didn't find anything weird.

"Lu Xiaoxiao, can you hear me? Give me a 'squeak' if you hear it!" I yelled again unwillingly. "squeak." There was a small voice coming from the right side, I turned my head and saw Lu Xiaoxiao floating over like a ghost.She appeared in my line of sight, with a complicated expression on her face. I grabbed her hand and reprimanded: "Why did you come in?" "It smells like the home planet." She pointed to the right side only. "Forget about the mother planet, this place makes me feel very dangerous." I am a curious animal. In this unknown environment, my curiosity will be suppressed, and I can't wait to escape. One can imagine how strong the sense of danger brought by self-consciousness is. .

This brainless girl is very stubborn, she wants to break free from my hand: "Mother star! Mother star!" "You little girl, do you understand human language? I told you to ignore the 'mother star'." I took her by the hand and led her on the way back.She was very strong, and she was unwilling to go back with a mournful face. At this moment, a sudden earthquake spread over.The whole world was shaking, and the rumbling sound continued to emerge from the soles of our feet. We were both stunned for a moment in horror. The shock lasted for a second and then calmed down. I stared at her and stood still, not daring to move.The shaking dislodged a few pieces of dirt from the top of his head, but it did not cause fatal harm.

"Earthquake?" I murmured to myself in doubt, and then rejected it. No earthquake in this world would be so strange, it lasted only one second, and its intensity reached at least level six.The movement of the earth's crust would never produce such a weird earthquake, but if it is not an earthquake, what is it?What force is so great that it can make the earth tremble?I could not understand. "The mother star turned over." Lu Xiaoxiao murmured. "Isn't your home planet Alpha Planet? How did you turn over on Earth?" I satirized her. The girl looked at me lightly, and said three words: "You don't understand."

"cut." It was the first time that I was "commented" by someone as "don't understand". I was really not used to it, so I had to exhale from my nasal cavity to express my indignation and embarrassment. "My home planet, Planet Alpha Cygnus, is not understood by you, who are small and insignificant at the level of consciousness." It was the first time that the radio girl said such a long sentence, and she gasped slightly, "It's everywhere." The more I listened, the more I felt that what the girl said was like a pyramid scheme, which actually mentioned the level of consciousness, and it was ubiquitous, which really tested the logical understanding of the human brain.

Just as I was about to complain, I heard a rumbling sound coming from the direction of the entrance not far away. "It's shaking again?" I asked suspiciously, but I always felt that it was different from the vibration just now.Waves of tremors came from the small hole at the entrance, accompanied by a deafening sound, like something flapping its wings. After I understood it, my face suddenly turned pale.I pounced on Lu Xiaoxiao, who was unaware, and pinned her down under my body desperately.The girl didn't resist, just looked at my face in confusion. Our eyes were only a few centimeters apart, and our lips almost touched.The breathing of the two sides sprayed on each other's face without hindrance, and the nose was slightly itchy. Unexpectedly, this little girl smelled pretty good, with a long virgin fragrance. Under such a dangerous situation, I can still think about this aspect, and I am a little speechless to myself. The girl turned her face slightly, and at this moment, the deafening sound became more intense, and even affected the surrounding turbid air to vibrate, and the sound of countless flapping wings stimulated the eardrums, making my head dizzy. Immediately afterwards, an astonishing scene appeared.The girl's eyes widened with an incredulous expression on her face. I pressed her tighter, keeping my body as close to the ground as possible, wishing I could sink into it. I saw countless termites flying into this huge space from the entrance of the cave, as if a pair of invisible hands were driving them away. Could it be that the "earthquake" just caused the commotion of the termite colony?As I thought about it, I felt that the entire Pigeon City was a big mystery city.The sudden aggregation of countless termite colonies; this inexplicable huge burrow; the earthquake just now; the disappearance of people in the past six months. Everything seems to be some kind of precursor, which is really puzzling. A huge colony of termites covered the sky like a dark cloud, gushing out from the narrow hole continuously, like a waterfall with a huge water flow. After the thick band-shaped insects flew into the cave, they flew straight to the depths. The whole air is filled with an atmosphere of uneasiness, they seem to be running for their lives in fear.I laugh at myself for how I feel, do termites have fear too?What frightens them?It took more than an hour before the termite colony disappeared, and only a small number of insects left the entrance and exit. I waited for a few more minutes, and after no more termites appeared, I climbed up cautiously.Turn on the phone and shine a white light beam on the ground. The ground is full of disgusting insect corpses, following the trail of termites, stretching to an invisible end. "They are, fear." A calm voice said suddenly, it was Lu Xiaoxiao.Her eyes rolled, as if she was thinking about something. I looked down at her, "You think so too?" "Well, the air is full of fear and uneasiness." The girl took a deep breath, "The mother planet is about to move." I curled my lips, not wanting to waste my foam and energy on this matter, so I directly changed the subject, "How long do you want to lie on the ground? Isn't it cold?!" Lu Xiaoxiao realized that she was still lying on the ground. On the ground, a rare blush appeared on her face.But I am very self-aware, definitely not because of my own reasons, nor because of embarrassment.As for why she blushed, only she knew. "insect." She stood up and patted my shoulder lightly. I touched my body, and there were dead termites all over my hands.I had no choice but to shake vigorously, shaking off most of the insect corpses, "Go back." "Ok." Although there was still a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, Lu Xiaoxiao did not persist after all.She glanced into the dark depths, then followed me into the hole where she came in.Since there were no termites to hinder, the passage was very smooth, and I was finally able to see the situation in the hole. The hole is about five meters in diameter and three meters high. It is obviously not built by humans, nor does it seem to be formed naturally.I investigated the cave wall, and saw that it had a very uneven surface, as if it had been bitten by a large number of insects. The shadows of those termites flashed across my mind, and I shook my head immediately.Asian termites, especially Pigeon City, are subspecies, and their mouthparts are only suitable for gnawing on wood. If they can really bite out such a large and deep cave passage, it is really a world anecdote, and it will definitely overturn the common sense of biology. . The two of us kept moving forward under the faint light of the mobile phone, and finally walked out after half an hour.On the third floor of the dark underground parking lot, a huge hole was left empty on the garage wall.I don't know how long those termites have been staying in this inaccessible location. If it weren't for the "earthquake" just now, it is estimated that the termites would have stayed longer. The termites chose to gather in this place, as if they were hiding from something.Did they have a premonition?In all natural disasters, small creatures usually go out of order.This time, the creatures in Pigeon City are abnormal. What kind of omen is it?I don't know, I can't guess at all. The management committee of the community is very irresponsible. At least the hole as big as the basement, with so many termites, has never been found.If it weren't for the killing of women on the second floor, I don't think I would have known that there would be such a large cave in the underground of the area where I live. I suddenly became interested in the cause of the girl who died in the parking lot on the second floor. Dragging Lu Xiaoxiao to the ground, we lost all interest and didn't have the strength to go out.When I returned to my residence, I sat on the sofa. When I opened the newspaper, I saw the headline in the Dove City Evening News: "There have been frequent incidents of animal disturbance in Dove City in the past six months, and another case occurred today." It is a feature article.I rubbed my head and read it carefully with a feeling in my heart. On the gravel road in front of the door, swarms of millipedes wriggled, crawled across the road before the morning sun, and then climbed up the doors and windows, got into the cracks in the door, and even got into people's beds... When you encounter such a "bug tide" How would it feel whenResidents in the suburbs of Pigeon City recently encountered a rare "bug swarm" that broke out yesterday.A kind of multi-legged centipede-like insect called "millipede" by the residents aggressively pushes towards the houses. The corner of the hall, the counter of the grocery store, the stove in the kitchen and even the bed where they sleep are all "patronized" by this insect. Some bugs "overrode" the house on the third floor. The scene was shocking, and there were piles of "millipedes" in the shade. Although these bugs had been sunburned to death, they still gave the reporters who had just rushed over to interview them a blow.Some residents said that when the sun just rose early in the morning, the whole road was covered with swarms of these insects, and it was so dark from a distance that many people were frightened and did not dare to approach. The bugs scrambled across the gravel road, most of them escaped the sun, and the corpses left behind were those bugs that hadn't escaped the sun in time and were sunburned to death on the road. Some residents living on the first floor, even though they have been sprayed and cleaned several times, the swarms of wriggling insects still look shocking. The so-called "millipedes" are indeed similar to centipedes, with dozens of legs and a body length of about two centimeters. The whole body is gray and black with yellow, and there are two tentacles on the head. They crawl quickly.At the corner of the wall, hundreds of insects crawled up and down, and on the window sill one or two meters high, the insects crawling around were being chased and suppressed by a household spray. Under the leadership of the residents, the reporter checked the "insect plague" of each household next to each other.The residents turned pale when they talked about the insects, and showed great disgust at the sudden attack of the insects, but they were a little helpless. According to an interviewee, this kind of bugs appeared sporadically more than ten days ago, but the number was very small at that time, and then more and more.When I opened the door yesterday morning, I found that the insect plague suddenly broke out, like a "soldier of soldiers" that caught the residents of more than 30 households on the roadside by surprise. Judging from the areas "occupied" by insects, they are almost all shady places, or places with damp and water.Residents launched an offensive and defensive battle, but the "millipedes" seemed to be coming in a steady stream. Residents were busy spreading lime, trying to keep out the bugs that were still crawling in their houses.When the businesses on the street opened their doors early in the morning, they found a bunch of bugs crawling around the cracks of the rolling shutter doors. The bugs had already invaded in large numbers, not only at the base of the walls, on the walls, but also on the shelves. In the morning, the merchants didn't care about the relationship, and most of them were helplessly busy chasing bugs everywhere, but after killing piles and piles, there were still bugs coming from the surrounding area. The merchants found lime powder and set up isolation areas at the door; they used brooms to sweep, sprayed with chemicals, and even set fire to them. The bugs that kept invading were eliminated. Some residents living on the sixth floor also found that there were insects on the bed. Many people were so frightened that they hurriedly lifted the quilts and dared not sleep. After an interview, the reporter learned that most of these millipedes crawled out of the forest opposite and grew rapidly. They seemed to be particularly afraid of the sun, and they didn't want to get close to any plants, so they all crawled towards the back of the houses and the water pipes , water tanks and other places near water. The reporter then interviewed several biological experts. The experts said that the "millipede" called by the residents is not a centipede, it is called a sandalworm, and its scientific name is a gnatfly.It has long tentacles, large venomous jaws, and quick movements. It likes to live in dark and humid places. As for the reason for the sudden outbreak of straw sandalworms, experts say that it may be related to the recent rise in temperature.Recently, irrigation water has been delivered, and the ditch beside the gravel road has formed the conditions for the rapid reproduction of gnats at a certain temperature. They then climb into the houses and cause disturbance to the lives of residents, but the insects themselves will not cause harm to crops and people. . In addition, it is said that in the past six months, biological disturbance incidents have occurred frequently. A few days ago, a large number of termites appeared in a community of 1,000 people in the southern suburbs of Pigeon City. It seems that overnight, termites will attack violently!Dense termites drilled out of the cabinets and tile cracks, flying all over the house, and swarms of termites "occupied" the kitchen, making it impossible for residents to even cook. "It's everywhere, and I can't cook any food!" The reporter came to a house in this community. The resident lived on the first floor. The densely packed corpses of termites make people stand upright. The resident said that a few days ago, many small maggots appeared near the water pipe in the kitchen. At that time, she didn't know what the larvae were, so she bought an insecticide and sprayed it, but the maggots would reappear after a while, and it was impossible to kill them all. A few days ago, there was no one at home during the day, and when they returned home in the evening, when they opened the kitchen door, the residents were shocked by the scene in front of them; on the floor and ceiling, there were dense black worms wriggling, and the worms looked like ants. But another pair of wings were born, some of which were rampant in the air, and some of which fell from the ceiling from time to time. After recognizing the termites, they immediately bought insecticide and sprayed them fiercely. Although a large number of termites fell down, there were always more termites crawling out from nowhere. At 5:00 p.m., the two of them started to "war" the termites in the kitchen for more than two hours, cleaning up the dead termites, and the two were so tired that their backs ached. Residents said that the house has been lived in for four or five years. Although it is on the first floor, the house is well ventilated, well lit, and not damp at all. Termites appeared in groups in the kitchen, which had never happened before. The morning before yesterday, the termites that had just been killed had not been cleaned up, and the kitchen was infested with termites again.The helpless residents had to call the fire brigade for help.The fire brigade sprayed special insecticides around the kitchen, set up ladders, and removed the ceiling piece by piece, but no termite nest was found until the end. Looking at the piles of dead termites on the ground, the residents are still very worried, wondering if there will be an ant disaster in the kitchen in the next few days.I called the Institute of Termite Control, but the answer I got was: there are too many people making appointments for door-to-door pest control, at least until Monday of next month. The reporter called the Institute of Termite Control, and the operator of the institute mentioned that the termite disasters in Pigeon City have recently exploded suddenly and collectively, and that no termite nests can be found in the homes of the residents at the outbreak point, which is really puzzling. The reporter later learned that the Pigeon City Termite Control Institute also had some headaches regarding the recent "extraordinary activity" of the termites in Pigeon City. In April and May every year, the temperature rises, which is the separation and reproduction period of termites, that is, termites grow wings, and a large number of colonies Fly out and create new populations. Termites usually hide in various hidden corners such as wooden materials, but they don't fly out, so we can't see them. Termites like wood, books, clothes and other substances containing lignocellulose most. They hide in brick and wood structures and gnaw inside them, which is particularly harmful to buildings.Pigeon City is located in the western suburbs, the climate is warm all year round, and the seasons are like spring, but it is not very suitable for termites to survive and reproduce, and it is not an area where termites are seriously damaged. The specific reasons for today's termite disaster outbreak still need further research.This newspaper will continue to pay attention. Regarding the biological nuisance incidents in Pigeon City in the past six months, these two cases are only typical. Generally speaking, this newspaper has reported 19 different news one after another, and the residents of Pigeon City have recently become impetuous because of this. Is it because the greening rate of Pigeon City is too high that small creatures cannot survive, or is there some other reason that causes so many small creatures to behave abnormally in the human world?As of press time, our agency suddenly received news that the termites that were about to move in Pigeon City not long ago disappeared suddenly a few days ago. It seems that the entire Pigeon City has never seen a single one, as if they all abandoned their nests and left the Pigeon City overnight...