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Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

author:Senior science popularizer

Preamble:

Recently, a plant called Xanthium has become a hot topic of public discussion. This plant is very widely distributed on the continent, and many people are familiar with it, and you can even see it in fields or fields. However, despite its ordinary-looking appearance, it hides many unexpected "secrets".

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Although the fruit of Xanthium looks ordinary, it is very toxic, especially in the seedling and seed parts, and can cause serious harm to people and animals if ingested. It is precisely for this reason that Cang'er has almost become a "rural tumor" in the impression of many people, and many people are "afraid of it".

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

However, just recently, some researchers have suddenly become interested in Xanthella and have started in-depth research on Xanthella. They believe that Xanthus may not just be a poisonous plant, but may contain many unexpected "treasures".

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

1. Xanthella stinger has potential application value of bioadhesive materials

Xanthus fruit is unique in that it has a very strong adhesion that immediately adheres to the hand at the slightest touch, and is very difficult to clean. This kind of adhesion is very strong, and it does bring some trouble to people's production and life.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

However, just recently, some researchers suddenly discovered that in fact, this unique fruit of Xanthella may bring new inspiration to the modern field of materials science.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

If we can dig deep into the strong adhesion characteristics of Xanthus, we may be able to use its spiny fruit as a bioadhesive material, and this bioadhesive material is expected to be widely used in many fields in the future, such as medicine, aerospace and so on.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Therefore, perhaps in the near future, people can develop a new biological material through this "rural tumor", and the wide application of this material will also make the potential value of Xanthella more fully reflected.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Second, the invasion of Xanthella may have a more far-reaching impact on the ecological balance

In addition, in addition to the study of Xanthella itself, some researchers have also begun to conduct in-depth research on the invasive species of Xanthella spinosa.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Xanthus is a very cunning invasive species, its seeds are very sticky, can easily adhere to the body of animals, and then spread quickly to all corners through animal dispersal.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Once a large number of Xanthella spinosa invades a certain area, it will pose a great threat to the local ecosystem, and may even irreversibly change the originally benign ecological environment.

In other words, the study of the thorn is also imminent, and the work against the thorn also needs to attract everyone's great attention.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

In the future, we may be able to fight the invasion of Xanthella spinosa through some biodiversity conservation methods, such as adopting biological control methods and appropriately introducing some natural enemy organisms to help us control the number of Xanthus.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Through such efforts, we may be able to better protect our ecological environment and effectively curb the invasion hazards caused by the thorn fungus.

Cang'er, which used to be a "cancer in the countryside", has now become a gospel for office workers! But it faces challenges to survive

Epilogue:

It seems that Cang'er, which was originally considered a "rural tumor", may actually contain very rich ecological and scientific research value, which once again confirms the saying that "the common feelings of things are useful".

Whether it is the study of Xanthella itself, or the prevention and control of the invasion of Xanthella stinger, we need more people's attention and participation, I believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, we will be able to better excavate and protect the plant resources of Xanthium, so that it can bring more "surprises" to our production and life, as well as scientific and technological innovation.

In the process of protecting these plant resources, it may also be able to give us some enlightenment, those plants that we have neglected, may become our future scientific research and innovation "gold mine", and the protection of the ecological environment, in fact, is also to protect and explore these "gold mines", this responsibility, also need to be borne by everyone.