The author of The Eastern Evil
According to the introduction of China's customs and border inspectors, in recent years, many exotic species have tried to enter our country through different means. According to survey data, in the first quarter of this year, border quarantine found more than 14,000 illegal movements of alien species, involving 710 species of alien species, basically through the way of mail parcels in an attempt to fool through customs clearance. According to domestic media reports, Shanghai Customs recently found an anomaly in an X-ray inspection of an inbound mail.
Inspectors immediately opened the mail and found four plastic tubes inside, each containing a larger insect. Later, after the identification of the relevant departments, this insect was called golden ghost spade armor, which belonged to an exotic species. It is understood that this is not the first time that China's customs has found golden ghost spade armor, and many mail parcels carrying golden ghost spade armor have also been found in the routine tests last year and the previous year.
China's insect experts said that if this insect is confused and passes through the customs and enters the wild environment of our country, the consequences will be unimaginable. So what kind of insect is the golden shovel armor? What problems did its intrusion cause? China's customs has detected this insect many times, does it mean that there is an organization behind the manipulation?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > What kind of creature is the golden spade armor? </h1>
Some time ago, there was a game called "Animal Forest Friends" that was very popular, and almost every day you could see screenshots of friends' games in the circle of friends. In this game, the golden spade armor is one of the most expensive insects, and it is also considered one of the most beautiful insects in the world. So what does it look like? As shown in the figure below, the head grows a pair of large jaws that curve outwards, while there are significant depressions, and there are multiple black spots on the position of the front chest.
The shell of the golden ghost spade armor is golden yellow, and the hardness is very high, the body length is generally about 5 to 7 cm, and the largest golden ghost spade armor can grow to 8.3 cm. The male of the golden spade is generally one size larger than the female, so when the female and male are together, it is easy to be mistaken for the male and its child. This insect mainly inhabits tropical rainforests above 1000 meters above sea level, feeds on leaves, and is mainly distributed in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian regions.
Because the shape of the golden ghost spade armor is relatively beautiful and large, it is loved by many insect lovers, and there is also an industrial chain for buying and selling golden ghost spade armor abroad. The 4 golden ghost spades seized by Shanghai Customs this time are not the first cases in China, kunming customs found 10 golden ghost spades in an inbound package in May this year, and Dalian customs seized 14 golden ghost spades in June.
China's customs has seized this insect many times in a year, and the way of entry is very similar, it is difficult not to suspect that there is an organization behind the attempts of these insects to sneak in. Of course, this is only speculation, if the relevant departments in China find that there is a connection between these illegal entry cases, they will certainly file a case for investigation.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > what impact will it have once the golden spade is invaded? </h1>
First of all, this insect may carry a virus, as to whether it carries a virus, what virus it carries, these can not be found out when passing through customs. Therefore, once the golden spade enters our country and then escapes to the wild, it may lead to virus infection in animal groups. If the virus can infect humans, it is very dangerous for our people. This year, everyone is scared of the virus, and now that the new crown epidemic has not dissipated, if another virus appears, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the development of our country.
Even if the insect does not carry the virus, when they enter the wild, with their amazing reproductive and adaptability, they will quickly spread in one area and then spread to other areas, causing biological invasion. Once the golden spade causes the invasion problem, it will affect the ecological environment of our country and lead to losses in the agricultural economy. With the size of the golden spade and the hard carapace, there are few natural enemies in nature, so they can quickly increase the population and spread the population range.
summary
Regardless of whether there is a human arrangement behind the golden shovel armor that has repeatedly tried to enter the country, all we can do is strictly follow the customs inspection regulations, check every entry item, and avoid alien species from confusing the customs. At present, there is already a biological invasion problem caused by the entry of alien species in China, that is, the red fire ants that have been very fierce in recent years. According to news reports, 12 provinces in the country have been invaded by red fire ants, and the national agricultural department is taking active control measures.
The invasion of the red fire ant reminds us to beware of all alien species and to be cautious about every creature that enters. It is often the negligence of individuals that may lead to major problems facing the country, so prevention is still very necessary.