Introduction: Hidden in the ground like a dirt dog, feeding chickens can lay double yellow eggs, now 1 pound 60 yuan, fried to eat Beierxiang
The spring equinox is about to begin, and after the spring equinox, the weather is further warmer, which also means that spring has officially arrived.
After several months of winter leisure, farmers also have to start going out to spring ploughing and spring planting, in fact, at this time, it is common to have farmers working in the fields. When you turn over the land, you will find that there is a small insect in the ground that resembles an earth dog, which was once a major pest of agriculture, and farmers often catch it to feed chickens. However, few people know that its value is also very high, and now it is sold for 60 yuan a catty, fried and eaten.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the popular science of the earth dog</h1>
Soil dogs are common farmers in the countryside to breed puppies, don't look at them not good-looking, the name is also very grounded, but they are very smart, but also easy to feed, so farmers like to breed.
However, under the ground in the field there is an animal called the earth dog, which is a pest- the scorpion.
It is also called ground dog, ground slug, caddisfly, etc., it is actually a small insect, belonging to the order Orthoptera, insects of the family Pteropodidae. Because this insect was often used to make Chinese medicinal materials in ancient times, and after drying it, the body would curl up tightly, the head would bend to the abdomen, and the six legs were tightly hugged together, just like a small milk dog sleeping, so in the folk it was called a soil dog, or a soil dog.
The earth dog is often active underground, it is very good at burrowing, in order to overwinter some even go deep into the ground more than 10 meters. During the day, it basically does not come out, and when it rains at night, it will come out to breathe.
This small bug is also known as "sea, land and air" in the countryside. Because it can not only punch holes, but also flexibly walk backwards in the underground caves. And it also has wings to fly, even in the water is also very powerful, is an admirable swimming master.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the hazards of earth dogs</h1>
In the past, at night after the rain, there are still many such small bugs, some of which will fly directly to the house, and when children catch it, they will use it as a toy to play, and when they get tired of playing, they will trample it to death and throw it to the hen to eat.
In the eyes of farmers, the earth dog is a pest, always looking for ways to get rid of it. This is because it specializes in underground destruction, mainly sucking the roots of crops, often biting off the roots of seedlings, so that the rhizomes of rice cannot loosen nutrients and water, so that it will die soon after, which shows that its harm to rice is not small, and it is a literal agricultural pest.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > value reference for earth dogs</h1>
However, the earth dog is not useless, its whole body is a treasure. First of all, the earth dog can feed the chickens. Some people used to catch the earth dog and feed it to the chickens, because it has phototropism and is still relatively easy to catch. Then it is used to feed the chickens, and after eating it, the hens not only place more orders, but also lay double yolk eggs.
The second is that the earth dog seeds are edible. Some people are surprised that in fact, like locusts, these are very good game meats. In the past, in the famine years, people would catch these bugs to eat, whether they could be fried, fried, or grilled, and the taste was very unique. Now in some parts of Guangdong, there is still a custom of preying on earth dogs, and it is still a very distinctive health ingredient in the local area.
Finally, the earth dog can be medicated. As mentioned earlier, the earth dog was a very common Chinese medicinal herb in ancient times. It is recorded in ancient medical books such as Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica", which has the effect of water, swelling and detoxification. Internal use can treat edema, unfavorable urination, stone shower, bruises and other symptoms, and external use can treat abscess poisoning. Like some elderly people in the countryside in the past, it is often used to treat toothache, which is also very effective.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks</h1>
In the paddy fields in the south, in the past, there were more soil dogs, which often endangered seedlings, and were often encountered when going to rice fields to pull seedlings. But even in rice paddies now, this insect is rarely seen. And in the past, it was used to feed chickens and make hens produce double yellow eggs, and now it is actually sold to 60 yuan a catty, and some people even specialize in breeding it, and the profit is also very considerable.
In fact, this is mainly because there are fewer wild native dogs, but the market demand is very large. However, many people dare not try to breed, which makes friends who are bold and willing to do cold farming earn money. Friends, do you still have these little bugs in your local area? What is it called in your locality? Welcome to leave a message