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The rainforest is one of the most important treasures that the planet has given to all living things, and the most remarkable of them is the Amazon rainforest, which spans 8 countries.
The rainforest covers an area of 5.5 million square kilometers, almost the size of 2 Indias, and occupies 1/3 of all rainforest area.
The Amazon rainforest is extremely rich in biodiversity, home to countless animals and plants, also known as the "lungs of the earth", but in the eyes of human beings, it is a "forbidden area" that cannot be easily stepped into.
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As the world's largest forest, the Amazon rainforest is a kingdom of wild flora and fauna, accounting for 1/10 of the global total. There are 2.5 million species of insects, tens of thousands of plants and about 2,000 species of birds and mammals.
In addition, there are many animals and plants in the rainforest waiting for humans to discover. Between 2010 and 2013 alone, 441 new species of flora and fauna were discovered, just a few of the many creatures in the Amazon rainforest.
In the Amazon rainforest, an area the size of 8-10 houses is distributed with 60 kinds of trees. The lush green rainforest not only provides a habitat for the flora and fauna that live here, but also plays a vital role in the ecology of the earth.
The oceans and forests are the heroes of the release of oxygen, the Amazon rainforest is large in size, plants, able to absorb greenhouse gases and release a large amount of oxygen, has the reputation of "lungs of the earth".
In addition, it is able to convert carbon dioxide into organic carbon, fixing it in plants or soil. It is understood that in the past, the rainforest could absorb millions of tons of greenhouse gases every year, effectively alleviating the greenhouse effect.
Flora and fauna compete and coexist in this green paradise, and there are also some primitive tribes that thrive here, but for humans on the outside, it is regarded as a dangerous "forbidden area".
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In 1925, a British explorer led an expedition into the Amazon rainforest, and since then there has been no news of them and the cause of death is unknown.
Whether it's animals or plants, whether they're distributed on the ground or in water, the creatures of the Amazon rainforest have no role to mess with. Surviving in dangerous rainforests, they have ways of protecting themselves and defeating enemies, which are sources of danger for humans.
Amazon borer
If you've seen "The Scourge of The Python," you probably won't be unfamiliar with the Mori Crab, which is the prototype of the giant snake in the film, the largest and heaviest grasshopper in the world, and as thick as the torso of an adult man.
Forest hoppers are non-toxic and rely on entanglement to strangle prey. Their mouths can be opened up and down about 180 degrees, and the snakeskin can be stretched, often swallowing prey larger than their own size.
In the past, there were often rumors that the missing person was buried in the belly of the forest grasshopper, but there is no evidence of such information to confirm it. Of course, this does not mean that Mori is a good-tempered guy.
The forest hopper is at the top of the food chain of South American rivers, moves fast in the water, and is a formidable "killer" who advises staying away from water sources if not necessary.
Poison dart frog
The danger is not only in the rivers of the Amazon rainforest, where there are some brightly colored frogs, such as the blue cobalt blue arrow poison frog with polka dots.
The reason why these frogs dare to "flaunt the market" in their bright coats is naturally because they have high poison as a weapon. Poison dart frogs are small, the smallest being only 1.5 centimeters.
They come in many colors, including blue, red, pink, etc., the most eye-catching of which is lemon yellow. Their poison is "eaten", collecting and storing the toxins of poisonous insects, and then secreting them out of the glands on the skin to achieve self-preservation.
Due to the prominence of toxicity, the indigenous people will also use poison frogs to refine toxins and apply them to the arrows to improve the lethality of bows and arrows.
Bullet ants
In the Amazon rainforest, there is a creature that is much more low-key than the poison dart frog, which looks like a relatively large ordinary ant, but it is listed as one of the "top ten most toxic animals in the world".
If the ants are arranged in order of size, then the bullet ants are basically ranked first. It is about 3 cm long, 4 times larger than the average ant, has a strong upper wing, and has sharp and poisonous tail spines.
American entomologist Justin Schmidt once verified the toxicity of bullet ants and found that the pain caused by the bite of this ant ranked first in the "Schmidt Pain Index" ranking, with a pain level of 4.0+.
Interestingly, the natural enemy of this poisonous ant is a maggot a hundred times smaller than them, the humpback fly. Humpback flies are immune to the toxins of bullet ants and will not be hit by their large tongs, but can easily crawl on them to lay eggs.
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How terrifying is the Amazon rainforest? The above 3 dangerous creatures are just the tip of the iceberg.
In the rivers of the rainforest, there are also piranhas, arapaima, electric eels and other fish. Many friends have seen piranhas flocking to eat the remains of cattle.
Some scientists believe that piranhas only have fierce teeth and the scene of collective eating is more terrifying, in fact, even strict carnivorous fish are not counted, but the picture of their collective predation is still quite scary.
The Amazon rainforest is full of dangers, but it is so fascinating, if human beings want to enter this square world to explore and study, they must be fully prepared, so as not to give precious lives in it.
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