Recently, a citizen of Fenggang Town, Yihuang County, found a large beetle in a stationery store, the body of the insect is dark green, glowing with metallic luster, the elytra are nearly black brown, the front of the elytra has golden rectangular spots outside, the front of the thorax back plate is wide, the sides are jagged, and the back plate is raised in the middle of the depression. The beetle was identified as a Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle.
Although its name is "turtle", it is not a turtle.
"Chinese beetle gibbon" Yangcai arm golden turtle
Yangcai arm golden turtle, also known as "Yang long arm golden turtle, Yang long, Yang Cai", is a unique biological population in China, and the number is extremely rare and rare. It is mainly distributed in Jiangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places in China.
The Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle is a national second-class protected animal, often living in tropical rainforests at an altitude of about 993 meters. The male yangcai arm golden turtle has long and developed fore feet, a strange and powerful appearance, and has the reputation of "Chinese beetle gibbon".
The bright color of the Yang color arm golden turtle is related to its phototropism characteristics, and when exposed to sunlight, the insect will follow the light all the way to the sunlight. Through the sunlight, the insect's whole body is metallic green, shining, and the reputation of "Yang cai arm golden turtle" comes from this.
△ Fu Zhicheng, Xu Zhongting Photo Poster Design: Mao Ping
Once declared extinct, it is now frequently found in Jiangxi
。 Relevant information shows that in 1982, China declared the extinction of the Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle, but on September 2, 2004, there was a news report that the Jiangxi Provincial Field Expedition Team found the national Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle population in Guanshan Nature Reserve, and successfully obtained 23 Eggs of yangcai Arm Golden Turtle and 2 hatching larvae. With the rediscovery of the Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle, its traces have been found in Jiangxi, Fujian, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and other places.
In August this year, a citizen of Dexing City picked up a strange "golden beetle" in front of his shop, which was identified by the forestry bureau staff as a Yangcai arm golden turtle; in the same month, the villagers of nanmutian group in Chacun Village, Legong Township, Fuliang County, found a strange and beautiful large beetle on the side of the road at their own courtyard, which was identified as a Yangcai arm golden turtle.
In mid-July, when the Daqishan Conservation and Management Station of Jiuling Mountain Nature Reserve and the College of Life Sciences of Nanchang University jointly conducted a field insect survey, they accidentally found the Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle, a national second-level protected animal, on a large tree. In recent years, it has been frequently found in Jiangxi Province, which is a vivid embodiment of the conservation of biodiversity in Jiangxi Province.
In the List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection promulgated in February 2021, the Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle is still a national second-level protected animal.
In recent years, there have been reports of the discovery of the Yangcai arm golden turtle in various parts of Jiangxi. According to relevant reports, the national second-level protected wild animal Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle has "visited" residential areas many times. Why has the once-vanished Yangcai Arm Golden Turtle been found in residential areas? In this regard, some experts explained that this is related to the improvement of the ecological environment, as well as the increase in public attention to the species and the increase in awareness of conservation.
At present, the number of Yangcai arm golden turtles is still very rare, and when they are found, they are basically single "individual" species, and no large-scale populations have been found so far. In general, with the improvement of the ecological environment and the strengthening of people's awareness of protection, the population of Yangcai arm golden turtle tends to be optimistic, and the number of recovery is obvious.