Armor Frenzy

The motorcade that left the town continued eastward along the road built around the lake. Ye Han soon discovered that the lake seemed not so simple. Carapace, I don't know how long these insect shells have been sitting on the side of the road. They have become extremely pale in the wind and the sun, and they can't see their original color or what insect they originally belonged to.

Not only the shells of the worms, but also the pale withered bones, that is, human bones, as well as animal bones from unknown animals, no matter what kind of bones, all of them are fragmented, obviously being bitten by giant insects.

In fact, it is not surprising that water is the source of life. No matter human beings, aliens or giant insects, they are inseparable from water. From the sea of ​​death, the road is either the desert or the Gobi. Only here is there a lot of water, whether it is people or insects, it is strange not to gather here.

No matter if a person meets a worm, or a worm meets a person, in the end, one will fall down, and in the end only bones or shells will remain.

The further forward, the more dead bones on the side of the road. Soon after, Ye Han also saw a few very special bones.

It is inaccurate to say that the remains are dead, because these corpses were tightly wrapped in shriveled human skin, like mummified corpses in the desert, or something that emptied everything under the skin.

Ye Han couldn't help thinking of the giant mosquito that attacked Jingjiang.

Because giant mosquitoes need to **** blood. Today, when mammals are almost extinct, mosquitoes in the wild have no blood to **** at all. Therefore, giant mosquitoes are quite rare giant insects, but every time this thing appears, it will cause extremely bad. influences.

These corpses obviously encountered giant blood-sucking insects similar to giant mosquitoes, otherwise their corpses would have been gnawed into broken bones by the giant insects, and there would be no skin left.

Xiao Yuan suddenly reminded: "Captain, there is a situation ahead!"

Ye Han raised his head and looked into the distance, and found that there was a group of giant insects gathered by the lake in front of him, about twenty or thirty. They were one by one, crowding one another, as if they were fighting for food.

The distance between the swarm and the road was no less than 200 meters, so Ye Han ordered in a low voice: "Don't care about them, get ready, let's rush over."

"Yes!"

Ye Han picked up the rifle, pulled the bolt to the top of the bullet, and was ready to shoot.

The giant insects vying for food had no interest in anything but food, and the convoy passed through the dangerous area without a hitch.

Ye Han has been paying attention to the group of giant insects and found that they also ate a giant insect.

Well, there is a complete food chain between insects, and it is reasonable to form a new food chain after giantization.

Unexpected situations are not without it. Ye Han found a giant insect competing for food with a saddle tied on its back, which seemed to be a domesticated insect rider.

He couldn't help being a little surprised. It's not surprising to domesticate grasshoppers and beetles, because these two are vegetarian bugs, and this group is obviously a carnivorous bug. If you dare to domesticate this thing and dare to ride on it, that guy's heart is by no means an ordinary strong.

As for where the guy who domesticated carnivorous insects went, seeing this giant insect that was domesticated and now freed, Ye Han can guess.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion: "Humans are so adaptable that they can even domesticate insects as mounts."

Gu Cheng said: "It's not surprising, why didn't the above circle people in the fortress city? Isn't it just to make another way? After all, the world has changed, even if the insect plague ends, even if the aliens are completely defeated, the earth will not recover. As it is, since we can't change the world, we can only adapt to this world. Isn't it because we humans have the strongest adaptability in the world?"

Ye Han pursed his lips: "The price of this road is too great!"

Gu Cheng said: "There's no way, the old ancestors came over like this, and now it's our turn to continue to dominate the earth, lose completely and die, it's that simple."

Ye Han laughed: "You can see it well... Well, there aren't many mammals now, right? If humans go extinct, will mammals go extinct?"

"How is that possible? There are also mice!" Gu Cheng said, "Mice can give birth so much, grow faster, and live more nourishing than us, and there are mice where there are people, and there are such things where there are no people. , the distribution range is wider than that of giant insects, and even if humans become extinct, mice can still live well."

"Yes." Ye Han said, "I read a short science fiction story when I was a child. It said that after the extinction of human beings, mice evolved wisdom. I heard that giant mice have been found in many places. It really doesn't have to be who it is."

"Haha, I've seen this too!" Gu Cheng laughed, "But I don't think it's so pessimistic. Isn't there a frozen embryo in Beiyuezhou? If one day the giant insects are eliminated, I dare not say that the earth will be restored to its original state. The population of some animals is definitely not a problem. Besides, special competition natural selection~www.readwn.com~ survival of the fittest, are the insects created by aliens really adapted to the earth's environment? If the insects are really allowed to naturally compete with the earth's species , who will have the last laugh is not sure."

Ye Han was very surprised: "Really?"

Gu Cheng sighed: "Don't underestimate the adaptability of mammals. Why can mammals replace reptiles? Of course, mammals are more adaptable to the environment. To put it differently, the number of insects is quite large. In ancient times, giant insects There are quite a few, but no matter when, the bug is not the overlord of the earth, and it is impossible for this thing to evolve into an intelligent creature, and it will be a matter of time before it will be replaced by other species.”

The Carboniferous period before the age of dinosaurs is also known as the age of giant insects, but the giant insects at that time were far less huge than today's giant insects, and in order to adapt to the low oxygen environment, the organ structure of artificial giant insects was more complex, not hundreds of millions. Comparable to the simple giant worms of previous years.

However, Gu Cheng felt that there was no need to explain this to Ye Han in detail.

Ye Han agrees very much with Gu Cheng's point of view. Not to mention, the ability of insects to adapt to the climate is a big problem. Their body structure determines that insects can only live in suitable temperatures. Once the temperature drops to zero degrees The following is a disaster for insects.

Although insects can hibernate, hibernation can't do anything, just hide and sleep. If they are found by natural enemies, the only end is to die without a place to be buried, and the only effect is to fill the belly of natural enemies.

And what about mammals and other animals that are better adapted to their environment?

They can adapt to the severe cold of winter and can move freely even in the environment of minus tens of degrees.

One side is forced to hide by the environment, and the other side is constantly evolving. Who is the final winner? Needless to say?

As for whether the worms will evolve the ability to keep out the cold... Hehe, can there still be hair on the worm's shell?