The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 58 Ancient Jaw Breeding Program (2)

In fact, the most critical part is that the genetic sequences of these ancient jaws have been edited.

This means that the most difficult part is to rewrite the underlying logic that determines survival and reproduction in the biological gene sequence. Lin Yi only needs to copy it.

The only thing that required him to do more editing was the parts related to identification of friend or foe and command reception.

Most of the command receiving part can also be solved by copying, pasting and fine-tuning. After all, Lin Yi has absorbed the genetic sequence of the set of vocal organs. All he needs to do is install that set of organs on a specific level.

The real trouble is the ability to identify friend or foe. After all, these ancient jaws only attack indiscriminately, and currently, Lin Yi has not analyzed how the brood-like life form avoids being attacked by the ancient jaws.

After thinking about it, Lin Yi came up with a more reliable solution.

Archaeognathus is particularly sensitive to the odor emitted by the iron-containing blood of vertebrates, while the blood of horseshoe crabs contains copper and uses hemocyanin to transport oxygen.

As for helicalite, although the blood of later cephalopods seems to be blue blood containing copper, the blood of helicalite is red iron-containing blood.

Perhaps in order to transport oxygen more efficiently, they modified the gene fragments related to blood cells into blood containing iron ion hemoglobin from vertebrates.

But this just made it convenient for Lin Yi.

The blood contains iron and copper, which bring different details of body odor. It is impossible to tell the difference based on the almost non-existent olfactory organs of horseshoe crabs, but the bloodthirsty leader Ancient Jaw can.

The genetic sequences of these ancient jaws were fiddled with by Lin Yi, and finally manifested themselves as a strong desire to attack creatures with iron-containing blood, and a strong aversion to creatures with copper-containing blood.

The Identification Friend or Foe system is now complete, and finally there are some detailed adjustments. If the reproductive/reproductive system and related gene fragments are removed, it will be completely produced from the mother's nest. Again regulate gene fragments related to growth and development, etc.

The leader's ancient jaw is a species that grows and dies quickly, and its high metabolic rate also facilitates Lin Yi. His editing further increased the development speed of these ancient jaws, allowing them to quickly form combat effectiveness.

The first batch of eggs from the leader Ancient Jaw began to be laid by Lin Yi. Lin Yi also set aside a special area of ​​water for him as a "breeding farm" to breed the leader Gu Jaw.

The level in charge of command is naturally the second-generation pioneer mother. There is more than enough space in its body for another vocal organ.

Just make a small amount of edits to the genetic sequence of the Gnacang, and install a new set for the pioneer mother. The special internal structure vibrates and sounds, which are then resonated by the sac-like structure and then emitted from the gill slit-like structure.

Lin Yi also made a rough study of several special frequency sound waves.

Sound waves of a certain frequency can stimulate the lateral lines, thereby arousing the desire of the leader's ancient jaw to attack. This is probably what the brood-like object uses to control the attack of the leader's ancient jaw.

However, sound waves of another frequency can cause resonance between the receptors under the lateral line and some internal organs, making the leader's jaw more uncomfortable. Although it is not fatal, it is enough to make them suffer like a monkey under a curse and stop all actions. Sound waves of the last frequency can attract. For double insurance, Lin Yi edited the genetic sequence of the mother's nest and developed another sessile creature based on the mother's nest.

The shape of the new template is similar to the mother's nest, but like the mother's nest-like lifeform, it only has one hole as a feeding hole. And a set of vocal organs is installed in the body.

These structures will be arranged in a circle on the seabed at certain intervals and emit sound waves in a second frequency band.

The intensity of the sound waves is controlled within a certain range, and the sound waves emitted by the structure in a circle will form a zone that is extremely uncomfortable for the leader's ancient jaws. Once they try to escape outward, the sensors on the lateral line will be stimulated by the sound waves, causing them to feel pain.

The farther outward, the stronger the stimulation intensity of the sound waves. With the IQ of Leader Gu Jia, he should be able to understand that only when moving in a specific direction will he be stimulated.

In addition, the sound waves of the third frequency are emitted by pioneers equipped with special sound-producing organs, which also play the role of gathering these leading ancient jaws. And if it needs to be transferred, the leader of the ancient jaw group can always follow the pioneering mother.

And when the battle begins, the pioneer mother will emit sound waves of the first frequency, allowing the leader of the ancient jaw group to attack the Orthogonal Stone. Under the dual identification of friend and foe by the sound wave and olfactory systems, there was no way the leader Ancient Jaw could mislead the target.

After everything has been determined and the site has been designated, the next step is the final breeding and production process.

The first batch of improved First Ancient Jaw eggs were quickly produced by the mother's nest. Translucent fish eggs are suspended among the swaying clusters of sea ringworms, and workers are taking care of them and monitoring them at all times.

The huge figure of the pioneer mother is suspended above the breeding farm, overlooking the whole place with one middle eye, and is ready to lay out a large number of nutritious eggs at any time to provide food for the hatched leader ancient jaw larvae.

Because the eggs of the Archaeognathus are not large, the mother's nest can easily lay a large number of eggs. The nutrients consumed in this way are smaller than those directly producing adults, even if the food resources consumed during the growth of larvae are included.

Lin Yi also made an unexpected discovery. The production of individuals who do not have a special synaptic structure connected to the hive mind consumes less nutrients than the production of individuals who have this structure and can connect to the hive mind.

It seems that the development of this set of structures consumes nutrients. Lin Yi expressed his understanding. After all, as a human in his previous life, he understood how much energy the brain consumes, let alone such a structure that is close to black technology.

However, what makes him curious is that the mother nest does not have such a structure, but it can still be directly controlled by him, and even controls the genetic sequence. The mother nest does not require too many nutrients to pupate.

He had a feeling that the answer to the question lay in the genetic sequence of the brood-like life form found in the Dikla Crater. But for a while, he did not analyze any useful results.

Fortunately, the sample tube is enough - after feeding some nutrient eggs, the brood-like lifeform has begun to slowly proliferate where a large piece of it was torn off by the fearless soldier. Although the speed is not faster than the regeneration speed of starfish, it is still worthy of mention. Get on quickly.

Lin Yi believes that he will eventually decipher the relevant genetic sequence and solve the mystery of the inexplicable appearance of the mother nest and nest colonies in this era, as well as the truth about the Middle Ordovician meteor incident.

But now, it has a more important goal - the reconnaissance mother turtle that has set out to conduct reconnaissance in various sea areas has sent back new information - it is not traces of the right spiral stone nest group, but some interesting creatures.

(End of this chapter)