Chapter 15: Clumsy locust hunter

　　 It was about the same time as Sisterm estimated. When the sun went down, he successfully sucked two pupae and began to return to his dead leaf nest.
　　Because of the increase in body shape, the originally very spacious dead leaf nest is a bit narrow at this time.
　　 Sisterm who returned to the lair did not give up looking for food at night, but took a short rest.
　　 When the food in Sistem's abdomen is basically digested and his body is more flexible and reaches its peak state, he will start the first hunting action in the night.
　　 After 5 days of torrential rains and natural disasters, the forests that can be hunted by Sisterm are very scarce.
　　 Most of the insects that Systrom can find after a heavy rain are cicadas that like to sing, but he is not sure that he can kill the cicadas, because these cicadas will fly away as long as they are slightly dangerous.
　　Moreover, the activities of these cicadas are very irregular. Although they often scream, it is really difficult to find Sisterm for a while.
　　 There are prey that is very regular and easy to find. Another kind of activity is very regular. Sisterm can confirm that the prey is two spiders.
　　 A black-brown is 6 cm in size, and a smaller body is 3 cm, covered with yellow and white patterns.
　　 After the heavy rain, these two spiders have re-woven the web. They stay in the center of the web at night, and during the day they stay in the temporary nest at the corner of the web to rest.
　　 But for Sisterm, these two spiders are not so much prey as hunters. Sisterm thinks that he will destroy these two spiders 80% of the time and will be directly killed by the spider's fangs.
　　 After some consideration and choice, the final target of Sisterm's choice was the cricket that hummed. Crickets were also insects with fixed nests.
　　 The location of the cricket's nest, Sisterm had already discovered two days ago, it was a small tree hole.
　　 It is precisely because of this tree hole that the crickets escaped the natural disasters caused by the heavy rain.
Two days ago, he was just a grasshopper larva. There is no obvious advantage to male crickets with a body size of 3 cm and are very aggressive. It is easy to be disabled or fall into the water during the fight, so Sistem is in the larva. He didn't shoot this cricket during that time.
　　 Now that he has become an adult grasshopper, Systrom's strength has become stronger, and it is obviously not a problem to deal with that cricket.
　　 However, after the metamorphosis, Systrom's body became much larger and he could no longer get into the cricket's tree hole, so he could only wait for the cricket to drill out of the tree hole at night to make an ambush.
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　　 The food in the stomach was digested, and the sky was completely dark.
　　Everything was ready, Sisterm jumped a few times and came to a branch near the cricket tree hole.
　　 This cricket’s tree hole is actually very close to Sisterm’s lair, only five or six meters away.
　　[Green Disguise] Launch!
　　 The pattern and color of Systrom's body slowly changed to the color and pattern of tree leaves.
　　 Due to the limitation of this derivation ability, Sisterm can only change to a color similar to green, and his body shape is out of proportion to this branch, which can be said to be very flawed.
　　 But if he chooses a farther branch, Systrom is not sure about attacking the cricket. He can only hope that the night will make the cricket unable to detect him.
　　 He went into a dormant state motionless, waiting for the cricket to call out at eight or nine o'clock every night.
　　Sistem was like a poisonous snake waiting for the bait of its prey, quietly waiting for the appearance of crickets.
　　 Snakes are one of the best lurking hunters in nature. When food is scarce, they may even wait for a few days without eating or drinking.
　　 It can be said that reptiles and some insects, like snakes, have brought the idiom to the extreme.
　　 Whether it is reptile snakes and crocodiles, or most arthropod mantises and katydids, their hunting method is to wait for rabbits, stay in one place, wait for the prey to enter the attack range, and then suddenly send out a fatal blow.
　　Compared to these low-witted hunters, although Sisterm is still waiting for him, his purpose is clearer and more efficient.
　　He is very clear about when and where the prey appears.
　　 As Sisterm expected, when the yellowish moon was a little more than 45 degrees above the ground, the cricket crawled out of the tree hole on time and jumped onto the branch beside the tree hole.
　　 The male cricket seeking a mate apparently did not find the Systrom hidden above it, trembling its wings on its own branch, and began to scream.
　　 Sisterm’s strong hind limbs began to accumulate strength, and the muscles of his wings were already ready to go, and he kept simulating the hunting action after rushing in his mind.
　　 Along with a breeze blowing gently, Sisterham made a sudden impact on the male cricket, his wings roared, further increasing Sisterham's speed.
　　 Between the electric light and flint, Sisterm’s hunt failed...
　　Compared to those predecessors of hunters who are inferior in wisdom and can only stand by the wayside, Sisterm's hunting skills are too immature.
　　 The first half of Sisterm's ambush was perfect, maybe it was replaced by a praying mantis or katydid, he had already succeeded at this time.
　　 But as a generally small green-tailed grasshopper, there is no hunting instinct in his blood to pass on him.
　　Sistem can only make hunting plans based on his own understanding.
　　 His plan is very simple, roughly using four forelimbs to control the cricket, and then use chelating teeth to bite off the opponent's head.
　　Sistem’s plan is actually fine, but his movements are really rough, and his luck is not too good. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com
　　 Sisterm's sudden attack was very fast, and the cricket did not react in time, but the first two forelimbs that Sisterm stretched out just pressed the smooth wings of the cricket.
With the sudden tremor of the cricket’s wings, the barbs on Sisterm’s forelimbs were unable to exert force, and his landing was a little unstable during this attack. As a result, the cricket escaped from Sisterm’s arms like a loach... …
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　　 At the moment the cricket broke free from his arms, Systrom quickly made a decision and immediately got up and moved backward, blocking the cricket hole.
　　 There is still a few centimeters of standing water on the forest floor at this time. It is impossible for the cricket to escape to the surface of the water and retreat all over the body. The only place this cricket can save itself is the tree hole.
　　 However, when Sisterm quickly blocked the hole, he suddenly found that the cricket had disappeared.
　　 Because of the ability of [Information Reading], the outlines of everything within one meter of the surrounding area shimmered in Systrom's eyes, and there were no ripples in the water under the branches of the trees. Obviously, this cricket did not dive to escape.
　　 "Is it hiding behind the leaves?"
　　 Thinking back to the direction in which the cricket escaped from his arms, Systrom stared at the few leaves that grew out of the branches not far away, lost in thought.
　　 The shape and size of the leaves of this tree are similar to maple leaves, and the petiole is very short, making it easy to hide.
　　 Sisterm hesitantly began to move towards the leaves, but it didn't take long for Sisterm's tentacles to detect the slight vibration, and he quickly began to withdraw to the entrance of the cave.
　　 But it was too late, the cricket had already escaped back to its tree hole first.
　　 The hiding position of this cricket is actually directly under the branch.
　　 Because of the inertia of human thinking, Systrom has forgotten the general ability of insects to hang upside down...