The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 332 Encryption Again
Along the way, ancient web-winged flying insects sprayed fungal spores and used the corpses of seekers, raiders, and those flytrap structures to multiply. At this time, the fungal tissue had basically replaced most of the strange fungal tissue, dyeing the cave wall purple and black.

Some of the gene sequence analyses that started earlier have been completed. For example, the gene sequences of the previous Raiding Dragon King and the Raiding Dragon Queen have been completely presented in Lin Yi's consciousness, with the effect of each base pair clearly visible.

As he guessed, these two huge Raider Dragons were indeed similar to termite kings and queens, existing as two reproductive sex classes.

The only difference is that there is no obvious difference between the queen and the king of termites in the early stages of the colony. Only in the later stages of the colony's development will the queen's abdomen swell to an alarming degree in order to produce more eggs.

However, there are considerable differences between the Raider Dragon King and the Raider Dragon Queen. Their appearance is indeed not acquired but is innate. Only the abdomen of the Raider Dragon Queen will swell.

And this expansion is not entirely its own fault - the genetic sequence shows that under normal circumstances, although the body of the raider dragon is still supported only by the forelimbs, its abdomen is not completely dragged on the ground and it has a certain ability to move.

What really made its belly bulge was another creature - the seeker. Yes, these creatures with strange appearances, like a mixture of the native flying dragons of Dikla Star and the monsters in Ezki mythology, were also a kind of parasite.

The larvae and adults of the seekers have a certain kind of metamorphosis, which, although not as extreme as the pupation of insects and only equivalent to the level of amphibians, is sufficient to support their lifestyle.

Their larvae do not have wings and hind limbs, and do not even have a distinct head, neck, and eyes. They are like a worm with a hideous mouth. The structure of the head is also for sucking the host's body fluids.

When the larvae that parasitize the bodies of large animals mature, they will gradually develop hind limbs and membranous wings, break out of the body, and complete all the instincts set in the underlying logic of the genetic sequence, including survival, reproduction, and obeying the commands of that special frequency of sound waves.

They have an extremely fast hatching speed and a short life cycle, and their behavior patterns are somewhat similar to those of parasitic fleas. They usually stay in a parasitic form close to that of adults, lowering their metabolism and hibernating on standby. Once they receive a command, they will hatch quickly and complete the command from deep in their genes within a limited life cycle.

The huge abdomen of the plundering dragon queen is the perfect carrier for them to parasitize. Apart from the originally well-developed egg-laying organs, the entire abdomen of the plundering dragon queen is almost parasitized by the young pursuers, waiting to break out of the body at the moment of need.

The special fluid stored in their bodies can further speed up the cultivation of the pursuer, and with their huge abdomens, they will not suffer too much damage after the pursuer breaks out of their bodies, and the fluid can also help to quickly repair the injuries. As for spraying the fluid to heal the injuries of other creatures nearby, it can be regarded as an additional function.

After being parasitized by the Seeker, the Plunder Dragon's abdomen became more swollen, which also brought another benefit, which was to restrict their movements. Although the Plunder Dragon and the Seeker both obeyed each other's orders, it was always good to have one more means of control.

The abdomen of the Strike Dragon Queen has some special armor plates. When the abdomen can only drag on the ground, the special structure of this armor plate is like a sled, which can help the abdomen of the Strike Dragon Queen slide easily on the special fungus-like tissue. But once it leaves the area covered by the special fungus tissue, the huge abdomen will make it difficult for the Strike Dragon Queen to move. This makes the Strike Dragon Queen only move within the area covered by the fungus tissue. Once it leaves, it can only drag its abdomen on the ground and it will not be able to move far.

Although the Raider Dragon King has a strong ability to move independently, there is one equally fatal thing - although their specialized jaws and forelimb structure can cause horrific damage, it also limits their ability to eat independently.

The fungal tissue, special structure, and the nourishment from the breast fluid of the raider dragon can allow it to live quite healthily, but once it leaves this environment, it is destined to be unable to take care of itself like ordinary raider dragons and can only starve to death.

Moreover, a series of structures show that the rear feeding fluid and some more special pheromone-like secretions of the Raider Dragon have a strong effect on the Raider Dragon King, which can greatly improve their combat effectiveness and recovery ability.

Combining the powerful defense of the Plundering Dragon King with its fluid and spike launch structure, the cooperation between the Plundering Dragon King and the Plundering Dragon Queen can unleash a power that is terrifying for ordinary creatures. It can even be said that as long as the Plundering Dragon Queen, who provides fluid and other supplies from the rear, does not die, it is quite difficult to kill the Plundering Dragon King who has a steady supply.

Unfortunately, the improved version of the armor-piercing single-headed bullet that could instantly blow someone's head off was probably not considered when they were first designed. They can only wait another 200 million years before returning to Earth to join Kennedy.
This is their genetic sequence, but what Lin Yi is more concerned about at this time are those strange tissues, such as the most basic fungal tissue that is somewhat similar to the fungal carpet tissue, the Venus flytrap-like tissue, the tentacle tissue and even the plasma emitting tissue.

After the giant tentacle was cut off at the root by the tunnel worm, the analysis of its morphology had already begun, and the analysis results of the genetic sequence were also started almost simultaneously. This strange structure and everything behind it made Lin Yi quite curious.

The two pieces of news soon appeared in Lin Yi's mind along with a large amount of preliminary analysis of these structures at the microscopic level - although after understanding the situation, he didn't know whether this was good news or bad news.

First, the basis of these various tentacle structures is bony feet, which contain a coccygeal-like skeletal structure inside. According to preliminary analysis of the gene sequence, they may have some relationship with the Ezeki people.

Secondly, the genetic sequences of some key parts were obviously encrypted, and the encryption method made Lin Yi feel inexplicably familiar. It seemed that it was somewhat similar to the genetic sequence encryption method of the former "Kraken", leaf-claw worm and other "decisive weapons" of the hostile nests.

Although such encryption methods are not unbreakable for the current hive, the appearance of familiar encryption methods makes Lin Yi feel that his guess seems to be close to the truth - the shadow from that powerful unknown intervener is indeed still shrouding the entire star field and the sky above the hive, and has not dissipated for a long time.

(End of this chapter)