□ Wang Jing
In the late autumn day, I look at the flowers; in the late autumn night, the insects and the flowers whisper; I admire the flowers and protect the flowers, the insects look for flowers and eat the flowers; I see the potted flower layer dyed, the insect sucks the leaves and opens the hole, both of which become the imprint of time.
It's just that the pot worm is not like the autumn worm chirping, the insect that knows or does not know, has a silent commonality, even if it swallows the leaves, it is not like the spring silkworm, and the sand eats brightly. Chrysanthemum pot of Chrysanthemum Tiger, always adhered to the leaf surface or leaf back, like a grain of dust, motionless, if it is not a small black spot on the chrysanthemum leaf, who knows that the Chrysanthemum Tiger is like a hungry ghost sucking non-stop, regardless of day and night. Jasper emerald green longevity flowers, how did the new leaves wither? How can a thick blade be transparent? Through the membrane-like skin, there is a small green worm lying between the flesh leaves, tightly wrapped in white silk, like a bride in a wedding dress, and a small butterfly hovering above this leaf, is it urging the bride of the lazy bed? The little green insect occasionally squirmed, and the turquoise leaf surface appeared like white jade dots... Looking at this family, they really can't bear to shatter their dreams and quietly translate the jasper "cave house" as a whole.
The pot worms of this season are the most amazing little golden worms, and the most strange ones are the brown long worms. The names of both insects are my own cavity (dialect, i.e., self-made), the former growing in the loofah pot and the latter growing in the rhododendron pot. The little gold worm has a brown back and a yellow belly, and the back blade is shiny and has no pattern, and its appearance resembles the gold worm that played as a child, but it is smaller than the gold worm, and it is not like the gold worm flying sound. The little gold worm lives on parasitic loofah leaves, flying like a drone, but crawling slowly, like a tank in a war movie. Whether the little golden worms inhabit or crawl, their flat mouths always suck the juice of the leaves, and it is unimaginable that the small flat mouth, like a sharp scissors and paper-cutting, sucks the loofah leaves of a wall to only the veins. The autumn wind blows, and the leaves in the loofah pot, which are green or yellow, are only the veins of the leaves, like a piece of paper. Rhododendrons, at least for more than ten years, the spring crane in the yard is older than the son, the Belgian rhododendron has been settled on the balcony for six or seven years, and this brown long worm has never been found. It is half the length of a little finger, the whole body is brown, the same color as the branches, the insects for survival, the total length of the natural protective color. At one time, several reticulated dead leaves appeared on the rhododendron leaves, and the cause of the rhododendron was not found for several days. Once watered, wondering why a section of the branch could not be watered, I found this long worm. The small mouth of the long worm kisses the petiole, and the tail end touches the branch, this long worm that resembles a branch is much beyond my imagination, when the worm leaves the parasitic branches and leaves, the long worm mouth spits out the filament, and the tail end is like a suction cup like a tangle around the branch, like a love film that stages "broken silk connection".
The worms in the pots are like goblins reincarnating, wonderful and unique. Chrysanthemums are prone to insects, and when chrysanthemum branches bloom like onion-like buds, aphids come to join in the fun. Aphids, also known as oil worms in Ningbo, this greasy insect is quite pleasing to ants. Discover a secret: which pot has ants lined up outside, or ants spin around the pot, the pot of flowers must have aphids. The aphids on the young branches of the early spring season are parrot green, the aphids with the tips of the lotus buds in midsummer are purple-red, and the aphids on the chrysanthemums are brown at this moment. Aphids are like chameleons, and ants are death squads. In order to prevent the harm of ants, I put the flower pot on the water basin, so that each pot of flowers is like a castle with a moat, but the ants who are not afraid of death can always swim through the moat and climb the castle to feed. I had to put on reading glasses, put on white gloves, hold thin bamboo needles in my hand, chase ants like an annihilation battle, see the pursuit succeed, blink of an eye, the ants spit silk like paratroopers from the branches, burrowed into the dirt... The ants fought with me, circling for a while, parachuting in the next, and I had no choice but to take off the mirror and put the needle to declare my "defeat".
Source: Ningbo Evening News Digital News
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