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Bamboo weevil, you may never have heard of this name, but if it is a rural baby born in the 80s or 90s, there is a high probability that you have seen this kind of bug, and even used it as your toy.
This is a very peculiar creature, with a straight nose and black and red lines on its back, although it looks cute, it has been eating bamboo shoots all its life, and it is a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of bamboo farmers.
But have you noticed that the bamboo forest pests that once spread all over the country are now endangered, why is this happening?
Bamboo weevils – a nightmare for bamboo planters
The bamboo weevil belongs to the Coleoptera weevilidae, its adult body is about 2-3cm long, the body color is mostly yellowish-brown, and there are antennae on each side of the head, which looks like a pair of pincers of a crab.
Like most beetles, bamboo elephants are flying, parasitic inside bamboo shoots all year round, feeding on their flesh.
Every spring, when the bamboo shoots begin to grow, the adults will emerge from the soil and fly to the bamboo shoots to feed and mate, and the hatched larvae will continue to feed on the bamboo shoots, which is very harmful to the bamboo shoots.
Due to the frenzied gnawing behavior of the bamboo elephant, the bamboo shoots will be bored with small holes, and slowly, the growth and development of the bamboo forest will be affected, in order to protect their own bamboo forests, bamboo farmers have to look around for ways to fight against the bamboo elephants.
But this seemingly uncontrollable thing has inadvertently ushered in a turnaround, and now it is difficult to see bamboo elephants.
From pest to "toy"
Although the bamboo elephant is the heart of the bamboo farmers, but it is the love of rural children, this is because the bamboo elephant has a unique "playability", so that rural children in the era of material scarcity, found a natural toy, but also to many children's childhood added infinite fun.
Its "playability" is mainly reflected in its flight ability and long nose, as mentioned above, bamboo elephants can fly, and the flight ability is not weak, they can flexibly turn in the air, and can also freely control the flight altitude and speed.
The long trunk of the bamboo elephant is also very dexterous, can rotate freely, can also suck air and make hissing sounds, these characteristics make the bamboo elephant a favorite of rural children, they will find a lot of fun in the bamboo elephant, give full play to their imagination and creativity.
For example, if you tie one of the feet of a bamboo elephant with a string and let go of your hand, the bamboo elephant will float in the air like a helicopter, or you can string two bamboo elephants with a string and tie them to a bamboo tube, and they will spin in the air like a windmill.
In fact, there are many ways to play with bamboo elephants, and children's imagination is always endless, although the words sound a little cruel, but they do make children feel happy.
In addition to being a toy for children, bamboo elephants can also become a delicacy in human mouths.
The gastronomic value of the bamboo elephant
The reason why it can be eaten is because the body of the bamboo elephant is rich in protein, fat, minerals, etc., and these nutrients can enhance the body's immunity and disease resistance.
Like deep-fried, although the deep-fried bamboo elephant looks scary, it smells a special aroma that makes people salivate.
In addition to fried bamboo elephants, they can also be used for charcoal grilling, cooking, etc., which are all common ways to eat in Sichuan decades ago.
Although we will catch the bamboo elephant and eat it, we will not eat it to extinction, right?
The reason for the disappearance
In the last two or three decades, the number of bamboo elephants has begun to decline dramatically and has reached the point of extinction.
With the progress of society and the development of urbanization, a large amount of land in rural areas has been expropriated, and the original bamboo forests have been cut down or replanted with other crops, which has led to the loss of a lot of habitat and reproduction space for bamboo elephants, and the number has naturally decreased.
In addition, the bamboo elephant is a highly specialized animal, and it is said that it only eats young bamboo shoots that are less than two years old, and does not eat other foods, so it has a high demand for environmental conditions.
Since they cannot adjust their living Xi in time, the survival pressure of bamboo elephants will definitely increase, coupled with the competition of bamboo rats and other animals, the survival site of bamboo elephants can only be crowded out or expelled, resulting in a decrease in its number.
Nowadays, most places where there are bamboos will take some measures to protect them, such as using pesticides and flooding, which makes it impossible for bamboo elephants to survive, let alone reproduce.
Bamboo elephants went from pests to "toys" and then to the hard to see later, just like a drama.
This incident also reminds us that while pursuing happiness, we should also maintain a balance with nature, cherish harmony with nature, and in order to maintain the diversity of species, we should protect the bamboo elephants and seek a harmonious way of survival.
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