silent farm

Chapter 34 Vacation Adventure

The rain forest is dark and hot, and there are many mosquitoes.However, both Li Sheng and Thomas had mosquito repellant on their bodies, which seemed to be a kind of grass juice.There are not many mosquitoes staring at them, but they still need to be on guard.Maybe a bug flying somewhere in the rainforest can make people hurt for a long time after a bite.

Life in the jungle is not easy.The resources in the jungle are very rich, but it is not easy to make a living here.Most of the fruits here are poisonous before they are ripe, and things that can be easily eaten are also likely to be poisonous, such as leaves and so on.The toxicity of many plants may not be fatal if eaten, but at least it is unreal.In the huge Amazon jungle, there are not many mammals living on the ground, and more animals live in trees.

However, there are not many animals that live on the ground, but they are very small, such as ants.Thomas also told Li Sheng in the previous training that one of the keys to living in the jungle is food and water, and the other is to pay attention to bugs.In the tropics, the bugs are quite powerful, but in the Amazon jungle, the bugs here are indeed much more powerful than other places.Here, you can find spiders that can kill you with one bite, and ants that can hurt you for a long time. If ordinary people are stung a few times, they may faint from pain.

Of course, there are many more animals that can be your food besides the many animals that can cause trouble for people.

Therefore, staying in the Amazon jungle is not enough just to bring enough supplies. You also need to concentrate and get to know the creatures in the jungle.

Spiders, ants, scorpions, these humble critters can be deadly.

Take, for example, the equally notorious man-eating ants.The real name of man-eating ants should be called army ants.Army ants are roaming ants, and colonies can number in the millions.But the millions of them are probably only a few hundred meters long.As for their horror, the main reason is that they will wipe out all the bugs in a certain area when they don't go anywhere. It can be said that they implement the three-light policy.But to say that they eat people, we also need to see if they have this ability.

Although the formic acid in their body can paralyze the muscles, they are too slow to even catch up with sloths, let alone catch up and eat people.

Such an ant colony is not easy to see.But when the two were walking north by the river, Thomas heard birdsong in the woods. He listened for a while and smiled and said, "It seems to be an anteater."

Anteaters are not a single species, and their food is not ants.It's just that they are always seen in places where army ants are rampant, and they sometimes eat ants, so some people call them anteaters.To put it bluntly, they are opportunists who specialize in eating insects that are startled by army ants.Thomas heard their chirping and suspected that there were army ants preying not far away.

Ants are abundant in the Amazon jungle, but army ants are not often seen.The process of them marching and preying is also a kind of microscopic battle, and it is also worth watching for those who are curious.And Li Sheng belonged to that kind of people.

Hearing that there might be man-eating ants, Li Sheng really became curious.Thomas walked into the jungle following the sound of the birds. After walking for tens of meters, Thomas began to explore the way forward lightly.

On a big fallen tree, some birds stood on some branches.The birds stare at the ground, occasionally flying up to catch escaping bugs, before perching on branches near the ground.

Thomas and Li Sheng approached slowly, and the birds, which were less than the size of a fist, were frightened and fled at first.But maybe the temptation of the food was too strong, those birds flew back quickly.

Thomas and Li Sheng stood one or two meters away and watched the ant colony sweep the entire ground. The little reptiles under the leaves are not quick to read. If they can escape the anteater's capture, they may escape their lives.Otherwise, once you are entangled by ants, you basically don't have to think about the consequences.

Li Sheng looked at the dense ants, and there was a spider half the size of a palm wrapped in a group of ants, no matter how hard he struggled, it was useless.Such a scene is indeed a bit chilling to watch.

They also found the camp of this group of ants under a big tree. Layers upon layers of ants were piled up in the depression under the tree. Li Ming's first thought was that it must weigh about ten catties, enough for twenty people to eat a meal. full.

Thomas whispered: "These ants can be said to be one of the most chilling predators in the jungle. Wherever they pass, the entire surface is empty of insects. In a short time here, you can hardly see any insects." , the entire insect community will disappear. But soon, a new upper biome will re-form here."

Li Sheng looked at it for a while, he gained some knowledge, and said, "If they can be as big as a human, I think they will be invincible."

"Except for people," Thomas said with a smile.

After they took a few pictures, Thomas said: "Let's go. We have to find a place to have lunch and find a suitable campsite before dark in the afternoon."

In the jungle, lying on the ground is very dangerous. At night, it is a paradise for snakes, scorpions and spiders. If you are bitten by them, you may die.Of course, there are also mosquitoes and even vampire bats. Although these animals are not immediately fatal, they may carry various viruses and make people suffer from terrible diseases.

This is the main reason why they all carry a big backpack.If they want to sleep in peace, they must have a special mosquito net tent, which can not only prevent mosquitoes, but also protect against rain at night.Both of them have been trained, but no one wants to play survival in the wild under certain conditions.

The two found a place above the ground under a big tree, took out the guy and prepared to make lunch.They brought a lot of ingredients, all of which were dried products, such as dried fish or dried meat.If it is a fresh product, it will go bad in half a day in the sweltering rainforest.As long as the dry products are packaged well, there is no need to worry about this problem in a short time.

But after taking out the things, Li Sheng found that they were not easy to get, because dry firewood was not easy to find in this place.In the end it was Thomas who dragged a wet, dead sapling back.

"This tree should have been knocked down and died by an animal." He said while chopping down the tree with a machete. "This kind of wood itself has lost water. Although it looks wet, in fact, as long as you touch it, it will burn very vigorously."

Of course, the most critical question is how to ignite the wood.

Of course Thomas has a way.He first searched around for a while, and found some dry leaves and branches from a tree hole and an unknown animal's nest.Then put the wet twigs together, soak a handful of cotton in alcohol and put it under the wet wood together with the leaves and branches found from the tree hole, and then ignite the cotton.

As long as the moisture in the wood is dried, the wood can be ignited.

Although it took a long time, it finally lit up.

Thomas explained: "The wood is actually dry, and the water in it only exists in the gaps of the tree, and it is easy to evaporate when heated. If it is freshly cut wood, because the water is all in the cells, it is more difficult to evaporate. "

He said hanging the small pot over the fire, pouring some water and putting some rice on it.For cooking, the water required is minimal.Of course, if it's bread, you don't even need to light a fire.Of course, eating noodles requires more water, because eating noodles needs soup to cook.

Li Sheng saw a few pieces of wood placed next to the fire, letting the flames roast without suppressing the flames. When the small firewood being burned was almost burned, these larger logs would probably be able to ignite.

After lunch, they continued to walk deep into the jungle.

Amidst the howler monkeys' calls, the jungle slowly enters the night.In the dark, the jungle becomes a lot quieter, but also a lot more dangerous.

Thomas did not have Li Sheng's perception ability, and he felt that this was the first time Li Sheng spent the night in the jungle, so he needed to be more cautious.So as soon as it got dark, he started looking for a suitable place to spend the night.

Spending the night in the Amazon jungle requires a lot of preparation.Especially during the rainy season.

The two found some fresh vines to serve as ropes, cut down some small branches, and lit a fire to build a shelf.

In the jungle, even with a triangular tent, you can't camp directly on the ground.People are better off hiding in mid-air.In the woods, they set up two frames about two meters long, and then set up tents on them.This kind of tent is only a single tent that can accommodate one person.

The night in the jungle was very shady, and after setting up the tent, the two began to prepare dinner.Tonight they are going to make steamed rice with jerky.

"I think something is watching us." Li Sheng said with a smile.He wasn't kidding, though, but he actually noticed an animal staring at them from behind a tree.

Thomas knew that the boss had a very keen sense, which he had experienced in the previous jungle training.But he wasn't very worried.There are not many large animals in the jungle that can really threaten humans.In plain areas, there are not many big cats.

"It's not surprising that there are a lot of nocturnal animals in the jungle."

(End of this chapter)