Chapter 1275: Piranha

After hearing what his daughter said, Zhao Zhongyao looked around. Then he said: "How to do the experiment. This requires finding a small animal. But how can we catch a small animal!"
When Zhao Zhongyao said this, he suddenly heard a pop, as if something fell into the water.
When everyone heard the movement, they immediately looked into the water. At this time, I saw a brightly colored little snake struggling in the water. This is a snake with golden ring stripes on its body. At first glance, it should be a poisonous snake.
It should have fallen from the branch of a big tree by the river. There is a big tree beside this small river, and its branches extend to the middle of the river. Many kinds of animals naturally live on such a big tree.
And some small snakes like to live in trees. Because the trees have food they like to eat, small animals like birds and some insects. These little animals are the food that little snakes like to eat.
Just now this little snake might be hunting on a branch, and then fell into the water accidentally. To say that these animals living in the rainforest are generally not afraid of water. Even if they are terrestrial animals, there is no danger when they fall into the water. They can swim by nature, and even if they fall into the water, they can easily swim to the shore.
It's just that when this little snake fell into the water, it quickly began to swim towards the shore, looking a little flustered and nervous, as if it was afraid of something in the water.
This is a venomous snake, and it is the more famous golden ring snake in the Amazon rainforest. Zhao Zhongyao recognized this snake at a glance, it was a very poisonous snake.
But such a poisonous snake was very nervous after falling into the water, and wanted to swim to the shore quickly! But before it swam to the shore, it encountered a group of piranhas and quickly swam to its side.
The golden ring snake looked even more flustered when he saw the situation. It desperately wants to swim to the shore. But the piranha in the water didn't want to let its prey escape. The little animals on this tree don't fall off casually. After finally waiting for the delicious food to arrive, how can you be willing to let it escape!
As a result, this group of piranhas swarmed up and immediately besieged the golden ring snake. It was impossible for the golden ring snake to escape to the shore. There are dozens of these piranhas. And this golden ring snake may not have grown up yet, it's just a half-large golden ring snake, only one foot long.
Now, this little golden ring snake has suffered. This group of piranhas swarmed up, and after a while, they bit this golden ring snake with bruises all over its body and blood everywhere. That area of ​​river water was dyed red.
And this little golden ring snake, before it had time to struggle a few times, had already killed these piranhas. Everything came very suddenly, and Zhao Zhongyao's family was stunned.
Especially the three of Feifei, Tiantian and Qu Yuqian who witnessed this scene, their eyes widened in surprise. They never thought that this piranha would be so powerful. Although he is not big, his attack power is really amazing.
In just a moment, this golden ring snake has cleaned up this group of piranhas. Not only eat the flesh. Even the bones are eaten clean. After all, it was just a one-foot-long golden ring snake, and its bones were not too big. For this group of hungry wolves, it was really not enough to eat.
All this is over within a few minutes. For the Zhao Zhongyao family. The scene that happened in Xiaohe just now was really amazing.
Especially Feifei, he now feels a little bit lingering. He was thinking, if it wasn't for his father to hold him. Don't let him wash his face. If he put his hand directly into the water. The result may be really scary. His hand may soon let the blood from these hateful piranhas bite.
Tiantian and Qu Yuqian are the same. When the two of them witnessed the golden ring snake for a while, they were shocked in a cold sweat when they let the group of water tigers eat their money cleanly. The body that felt very hot at first didn't feel so hot anymore.
"Well, you can see it clearly now! Have I lied to you? These little fish are not ordinary fish, they are notorious piranhas in the Amazon rainforest." Zhao Zhongyao said.
"Dad, what is a piranha, and what is so special about this kind of fish." Feifei no longer wants to wash his face, just want to know some knowledge about piranha.
After listening to Feifei's words, Tiantian and Qu Yuqian looked at Zhao Zhongyao curiously, wanting to hear some common sense about this piranha.
At this time, Zhao Zhongyao looked at everyone and said: "Piranhas are also called piranhas and pomfrets. It has a short neck, and its skull, especially its palatine bones, is very hard. Its body is oval with flat sides and a tail fin. It is an edible fish. The body is oval, the side is flat, and the tail fin is another shape. The body is gray-green, the back is dark green, and the abdomen is bright red.
The teeth are sharp, the jaws are well-developed with spines, and they are known for their ferocity. It is difficult to distinguish male and female. Generally, males are brighter in color and smaller in size, while females are larger and lighter in color, and their abdomen is more swollen when they are sexually mature. Mature piranhas are similar in appearance to males and females, with bright green backs and bright red abdomens, with markings on the sides.
Have a highly developed sense of hearing. The two jaws are short and powerful, the lower jaw is prominent, and the teeth are triangular and sharp, staggered up and down. After biting the prey, the meat is torn apart by twisting the prey, and 16 cubic centimeters of meat can be bitten in one bite. Rotation of teeth allows them to continue foraging, and strong dentition can cause serious bites.
There are many varieties of piranha, and the common ones in the aquarium market are those with certain ornamental value. The whole body of the fish is tortoise-green, and groups of piranhas often eat only the bones of the animals that strayed into the water in a short time, and even the people who stray into the water.
Piranhas have become one of the most notorious animals due to their sharp teeth and instances of attacking large animals in groups. During their stay in Brazil, someone once witnessed a terrifying scene of a group of piranhas tearing a cow to pieces in just a few seconds.
Piranhas have distinctive triangular teeth with amazing bite force and can easily tear their prey apart. When eating, they can eat their prey cleanly, leaving only a pile of bones. Although the piranha is small, its temperament is very ferocious and cruel.
Once the bitten prey is fishy, ​​it will be crazy. With its sharp pointed teeth, it will bite and cut like a surgeon’s scalpel. The swarms of piranhas are cruel and crazy. They will tear it with their sharp teeth. Bite and cut the prey until a pile of bones remains.
If it is a small number of domestic piranhas, they will shrink to the farthest corner of the fish tank and dare not move. Piranha has a very high IQ and will attack the tail and eyes of the prey first when preying. Only when they can't swim will they swarm up and share their prey. Even large animals will attack the shoulder first, because it is the weakest.
However, the piranha is clumsy and does not swim fast. Scientists believe that the discus-shaped posture is a sign of their mutual recognition. Piranhas also have a unique characteristic, that is, they are ferocious only when they are in groups, and they become very timid when they are out of the group or in small numbers. If they are not hungry, they will not attack even if they put their hands in the water.
Even shrink into a ball in the corner. The bite force of the upper and lower jaws of the piranha is amazing. It can bite through the leather or even the hard wooden board. It can bite off the steel fishing hook. Of course, other fish are not its opponents.
The crocodile who usually dominates in the water, once encountered a piranha, it will shrink into a ball in fright, then turn its body face to the sky, turn its hard back down, and immediately float to the surface so that the piranha cannot bite its abdomen. Safety of own life.
The life of piranhas can be divided into social and solitary according to their genus. When they live in groups, there are usually hundreds or thousands of them together. The smallest 6 can be grouped together. They can simultaneously use sight, smell and sensitivity to water waves. Feeling looking for a goal.
But their eyesight is poor, and they can distinguish the same kind only by their discus-like body shape. Piranhas have the courage to attack animals several times or even dozens of times larger than themselves, and they also have a set of effective "encirclement and suppression tactics."
When they hunt for food, piranhas always first bite the deadly parts of the prey, such as the eyes or tail, so that they lose the ability to escape, and then attack in groups, rushing forward one by one to bite. Take a bite, then step aside, make room for the fish behind, and quickly reduce the target to zero. The speed is incredible. "
Zhao Zhongyao now tells everyone what he knows about piranha. Feifei and Tiantian and Qu Yuqian listened. One by one was very scared of this kind of fish. Think about it, the little fish in this small river is so powerful that even the water king crocodile is afraid. In this way, this little fish is the real water king.
"Dad, this kind of fish is really amazing! Then how do we cross the river? It's impossible, we must build a bridge first." Feifei looked at the small river in front of her. There are also piranhas swimming around in the water, already feeling a bit at a loss.
Tiantian and Qu Yuqian also looked at Zhao Zhongyao after hearing Feifei's words. I am also a little worried that they will not be able to cross this river this time!
After hearing Feifei’s words, Zhao Zhongyao thought for a while and said:
Any creature in the world has a way to deal with them. The most powerful creatures are in front of smart humans, so what is it! Of course we can wade through this. There is a small river. And, these piranha fish will not be attacked. We can wade across this small river easily."
When I heard Zhao Zhongyao say this. Feifei, Tiantian and Qu Yuqian looked at Zhao Zhongyao curiously. I want to know how he will deal with this group of wolves like tigers.
"Yes, this piranha is powerful. But they have a shortcoming. They are very sensitive to odors. When they smell blood, they become extremely cruel. This is the same as the sharks in the sea. the same.
But this kind of fish is very annoying for something called mosquito repellent. They don't like the smell of mosquito repellent. As long as the juice of this mosquito repellent is applied to the body. That would be regarded as being in a small river with piranhas. These piranhas can only stay away from you and dare not attack you at all.
Therefore, as long as we can find some mosquito repellent now, we should be able to wade safely across this small river. "
Zhao Zhongyao watched everyone talk about his thoughts. After hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, Feifei, Tiantian and Qu Yuqian naturally agreed immediately. After all, now they have no other way. It can only be tried in this way.
At this time, Feifei looked at Zhao Zhongyao again and said, "Then how can we find the mosquito repellent and what does this mosquito repellent look like?"
At this time, Zhao Zhongyao looked at everyone again and said: "The mosquito repellent we bought in the market. Because it is to be put at home. These flowers and plants have been artificially cultivated. They can emit a kind of fragrance. Just like it is. We humans use the same mosquito coils. In this way, we won't feel uncomfortable when we use them.
But the native mosquito repellent in nature does not emit fragrance. On the contrary, this wild mosquito repellent will emit a smell. It makes people smell very uncomfortable.
But this kind of thing has a unique repelling effect on piranhas. As long as the juice of this mosquito repellent is smeared on the body. You can walk around freely in the water. It will not be attacked by piranhas. "
After Zhao Zhongyao said this, Feifei, Tiantian and Qu Yuqian were very happy. I just didn't know where to look for such mosquito repellent.
At this moment, Zhao Zhongyao looked at everyone and said,
As long as we can find a kind of grass with a smell now, it should be a wild mosquito repellent. The leaves of this kind of grass are relatively small, and they are usually in some places. There are bushes where the sun can shine, let's hurry up and find them separately!"
After Zhao Zhongyao said this, everyone began to look for it. Although this is the Amazon rainforest, there are also such mosquito repellent plants. If you look carefully, you should be able to find this wild mosquito repellent.
So everyone started looking. You can only find this kind of grass by smelling it. As long as you can smell something like rotten eggs, it may be this mosquito repellent!
Zhao Zhongyao's family looked for it. I also heard Zhao Zhongyao talk about this kind of grass. And where this grass might be.
Everyone found it along the river. Soon, Feifei smelled something like rotten eggs coming out of the front, so he walked over first, thinking that there would be something like mosquito repellent in front of him. If there is, you can use this kind of grass to help them cross the river.