On June 5, a caring mass walked into the Jinxiu Police Station of the Forest Public Security Bureau of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County and delivered a "big beetle". The eyes of the police are bright! This is not an ordinary bug, named Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle, which is a national second-level protected animal.
It is understood that this Yangcai arm golden turtle was found by the masses in Jinxiu County. After careful measurement and observation by the police, this Yangcai arm golden turtle is 6.5 cm long, 14.5 cm long, oblong oval, and the back is strong arc arch; the head, the back plate of the chest, and the small shield are bright golden green, most of the forefoot and elytra are dark copper-green, and there are maroon spots on the shoulders and the inside of the edge of the elytra; the forefoot is particularly long, exceeding the length of the body; the body has not been found to have injuries. In order to rescue this Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle in time, the police have sent this Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle to the Forest Area of Dayao Mountain for release on the same day.
For a long time, Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County has practiced the concept of ecological civilization construction of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains", adhered to the development strategy of "ecological county", and the publicity work of protecting wild animals and plants has been unremittingly grasped, and the awareness of the masses of Dayao Mountain to protect wild animals and plants has also increased year by year and penetrated the hearts of the people. It is reported that the Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle discovered this time is the fourth Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle found in the territory of Jinxiu Dayao Mountain on September 25, 2017, June 13, 2018 and September 13, 2018.
Knowledge science
The Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle belongs to the Family of Golden Turtles of the family Coleoptera. It is distributed in Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places in China. It is a national second-level protected animal, the number is rare, China declared it extinct in 1982, but in recent years, there have been reports of the discovery of the insect. Yangcai arm golden turtle has high requirements for the living environment, and the humus under the forest is the food of the larvae of the Yangcai arm golden turtle, only the forest is well preserved, and there will be Yangcai arm golden turtle in places where the water source and air are free of pollution.
Source: Guest TV