Zerg evolution road

Chapter 57 Biological Properties

The night in the northern region is beautiful, and the beauty is breathtaking. Now that summer is approaching, the night becomes very short, but in such a short period of time, Gaia still made it see an unforgettable sight, that is, the aurora.

The aurora is far away from Gaia, but it is very close, as if it is within reach, but no matter how the host flies, it cannot get close to the aurora.

The natural phenomenon of aurora is also recorded in Zhang Fan's materials.

A brilliant, colorful glow that occurs at night in the high altitudes near the north and south polar regions due to the flow of charged particles from the sun entering the planet's magnetic field.

Creatures in the south of the northern border are fairly normal, and generally obtain the right to survive by eating.

However, a very different and peculiar landscape appeared in the area north of the northern border.

Most of the organisms here have two kinds of characteristics, the coexistence of plant characteristics and animal characteristics.

Among them, Gaia saw a strange beast called the ghost borer. This kind of strange beast is actually not noticeable during the day, just like a mass of weeds, quietly doing photosynthesis, even if it is eaten by other creatures It will not move at all, Gaia thought it was a real plant at first.

However, it was wrong. At night, a strange scene appeared, and the branches and leaves of the ghost lantern moth began to shrink, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After gathering together, a tumor-like ball will grow on the top. This ball is very small, the size of a fingernail.

Then the ball began to glow, and Gaia guessed that this should be similar to the fluorescent effect of fireflies.

Afterwards, the adults under the ground began to crawl out from the ground, looked around vigilantly, observed the surrounding environment, and then slowly crawled out, the length of the body was equivalent to the length of the plant on the back.

When they crawl out of the ground, they will move quickly, looking for other ghost borers.

They will look for the bugs that have eaten the plants on their backs. Those bugs have no hope of surviving, so at night, they become confused and are eaten by other ghost borers.

After eating borers, ghost borers will reproduce. From this point of view, they should be hermaphroditic creatures.

The speed of laying eggs is very fast, and it is the way of laying eggs while walking, and the laying of eggs will be completed in a short time.

Think this is the end?Isn't its fluorescent ball useless?

But no, this kind of fluorescent ball also exists as food, not for oneself, but for others.

The ghost borer has three stages. The first stage is the juvenile body, that is to say, the stage from laying eggs to birth, and then to the stage of growing plants.

This is followed by the now-seen adult ghost borer stage.

In the end, the ghost moth will evolve into a ghost moth, which is very large and has highly poisonous scales.

They will feed on the fluorescent balls on the top of the borer, and can also spread the eggs of the borer to farther corners.

It's just that after becoming a full body, the Grimace Moth has lost the ability to reproduce, and the rest is just survival, and the existence time is not long, only a few days, and then it will destroy the nests of other creatures before dying.

This ghost borer, which feeds on itself and destroys the nests of other creatures, lives in a similar way to the Zerg, but the Zerg feed on creep, and they feed on the corpses of their own kind.

After a summer of laying eggs, these ghost borers will be full of prosperity once the winter comes.

So what kind of creature will eat the ghost borer during the day?

It was a kind of bug called Green Hair Qiu. This kind of bug was predatory by nature, but it also produced energy. During the day, it gnawed on plants and carried out photosynthesis through the green hairs on its back.

Anyway, as long as it is during the day, it is always active and never stops, but it will fall into hibernation at night, and it will hibernate for a whole season in winter.

Why is it called Qiu?Because it is somewhat similar to the horned dragon in Zhang Fan's data. It has four arthropod legs, which provide the movement of the green-haired horn, and there are two horns on the top of its head. These are not grown for attacking the enemy, but for attacking its own people. And long.

The green-haired cockroach is a solitary insect. Whenever courtship, the male green-haired cockroaches will attack each other, and only the most powerful green-haired cockroach will get the right to mate.

They are only active during the day, forming an ecological balance with the ghost borer, which is very harmonious.

These bugs are also not a threat to the Zerg.

Gaia discovered that these creatures in the northern border are actually not powerful, not as powerful as those insects in the forest.

It's just that they have their own characteristics in terms of biological diversity, and they mainly support themselves.

From the vernal equinox to the autumnal equinox, the sunshine time in the entire northern region is relatively long. In order to obtain better living conditions, these creatures have evolved the characteristic of photosynthesis.

In the deep winter, they will choose to hibernate and wait for the next year to fight again.

Not all creatures act like insects. Gaia found a plant, but he didn't know what to call it, so let's call it the demon tree.

It is difficult to define the demon tree. It is also a cold-resistant creature in the north, but it grows very thick and branchy.

During the day, it hangs its branches and leaves like a willow tree, dancing with the wind, and absorbing the sunlight, but it would be a big mistake to think that it is so harmonious.

This kind of demon tree is better defined as an animal. Once it touches its branches, these branches will instantly turn into whips, and then a substance like stomach acid will be secreted from the branches and leaves to decompose and digest other creatures.

Why is Gaia so clear?
After finally seeing a tree, I wanted to let the host rest for a while, but I didn't expect to encounter this kind of monster all of a sudden, and the two hosts were swept into it at once, leaving no residue.

At night, the enchanting tree really shows its enchanting nature. The leaves begin to close together and stick to the branches, and then a charming fragrance will be released from the gaps in the branches.

This fragrance is very attractive to creatures, and Gaia can clearly feel the power of this fragrance on the host.

A worm came, and before Gaia could see it clearly, it was rolled up and crushed by the demon tree, and then decomposed.

The Demon Tree is an enemy of the Zerg. It has both offensive and defensive abilities. If its genes can be obtained, it will make a huge contribution to the development of the Zerg.

After wandering around for many days, Gaia originally wanted to continue to take a look, but the host's physical fitness did not allow it to do so, and the hydrogen in the body could only be allowed to go back.

Gaia, who was somewhat disappointed, manipulated the host to go towards the mountains, and returned to the Zerg world not long after.

(End of this chapter)