The rarest insect species in the world is an insect called a "tree lobster". Previously, they were once listed as extinct creatures, but on an isolated island, scientists have found traces of their lives. What's going on here?
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It is true that no matter what is rare, once it becomes rare, it will make people know how to cherish, and it is based on this law that human beings' love for nature is also increasing day by day, and they begin to pay attention to the population status of various wild animals and plants. In our impression, many animals are listed as "national protected animals" by the state, and the fundamental reason is that their populations are sparse. It is worth mentioning that in nature, not only all kinds of precious animals need to be protected, but even some insects are listed in the list of endangered species protection.
For example, in the southeast region of China, there is a particularly interesting beetle, which is figuratively called "forked rhinoceros golden turtle", precisely because it has a fork-shaped sharp horn at the front of its head, just like a "rhinoceros" in the insect world, which can rampage in the insect world unscrupulously. However, due to its gorgeous appearance, humans overfished it, and eventually its number was sharply reduced to become an endangered species. The same insect that encounters the forked rhinoceros golden turtle is the colored arm golden turtle, which has a colorful shell and is not inferior to the former, resulting in the bad luck of being caught on a large scale like never before. Similarly, insects such as the Giant Rifle, the Labome, and the Broad-striped Northern Arrow Fly are also at risk of genocide.
The decline in the number of insect populations above is undoubtedly a wake-up call for humans, but they are not the most precious insect species, and another insect called "tree lobster" is the real rare species. Lobsters are creatures that live in the water, how can they grow on trees? In fact, the tree lobster is not a kind of shrimp, its real name is called "Lord Howe Island Stick Worm". "Lord Howe Island Stick Worm" is a large stick worm unique to Australia, its adult body can reach 15 cm long, weigh about 25 grams, has an oval body and strong feet, although there are no wings, but the speed of running is extremely fast, can escape most predators.
However, in 1930, scientists suddenly announced that the "tree lobster" had become completely extinct, because they could no longer be found in their main habitat, Lord Howe Island. The reason why tree lobsters became extinct is actually related to the Arrival of Europeans in Australia. After the European pedestrian ships landed in Australia, the black rats in the cabin followed closely behind into the island, because the temperature and humidity of the place were very suitable, resulting in a large number of black rats, they specially fed on the delicious taste of tree lobsters, and eventually let the tree lobster disappear.
Surprises always come by surprise, but in the summer of 2001, a group of entomologists and conservationists went to the Pyramid of Pohrs to investigate the local flora and fauna, and accidentally found a small Colony of Lord Howe's Stick Insects under a separate mille-feuille grove of trees, with a visual sight of about 20 to 30 individuals. After that, they immediately caught some of the healthy bugs, sent them to the laboratory for breeding, and successfully made them reproduce, and the originally disappeared species were miraculously "revived".
According to biologists, tree lobsters are a particularly interesting creature, they are more loyal to love than any other animal, and male tree lobsters will do their best to protect female tree lobsters, and even their love for their wives exceeds everything. The male tree lobster will follow the wife's wishes, the wife will immediately execute after indicating the direction of crawling, and when the cold wind invades, the male tree lobster will also wrap the wife tightly with its strong three legs until the wife is completely dormant.
Speaking of this, we have to admit that the world is so big that the complexity of biodiversity on the earth is unimaginable to human beings. Each creature has unique survival skills and plays an indispensable role in nature. Imagine if human beings did not pay attention to protecting the earth, and only we were left with one kind of creature, perhaps that is when human beings will regret it the most.
Reference: What exactly is a "tree lobster"? Zheng Aimin, published by Natural Science Press
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm