Stones slipped.

A swollen-bellied viper fled quickly under the attack of a tree stick. Harley next to him was startled and almost jumped in the air. But Bifang just glanced at it and didn't pay too much attention. He was already three meters away.

I found a venomous snake hidden in a pile of rocks and deliberately poked the rocks to scare it away.

At this time, Bi Fang's attention was more on the big tree in front of him, and his expression was rather surprised.

"Myrrh tree."

【Myrrh tree? What the hell?】

[I guess, it must be poisonous, and the poison is so strong that there is no medicine to cure it, so it is called the myrrh tree!]

[Damn, it feels like the truth]

"No, that's not the case. The myrrh tree itself is not poisonous. On the contrary, its resin also has medicinal properties, which is great for relieving toothache."

During the explanation, Bifang circled around the big tree, lowered his head and scanned the ground, squatting down to dig in the soil from time to time, as if he was looking for something.

“The myrrh tree has the word ‘medicine’, and its English name Myrrh comes from the Hebrew word Murr, which means ‘bitter’. It has a very profound significance in the history of religion.”

"In the Bible, when the three wise men from the East found the 6-month-old Jesus under the guidance of a comet, they gave him three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh."

[So Fang has a toothache? Or should he be prepared as a backup? 】

【Then what are you looking for?】

"No."

Bi Fang shook his head again. He had no strong demand for this great medicine.

"The myrrh tree is not poisonous, but there is a beetle that likes to live in its body. This beetle is very useful to us. We found it here!"

Relying on the terrifying experience of wilderness travelers, Bi Fang quickly discovered what he wanted underground near the myrrh tree - the cocoon of a Chrysomeridae beetle!

【What is this?】

[Damn, what a big insect]

"A poisonous insect."

Bi Fang's explanation is concise and concise.

Bushman hunters in various African countries usually use lightweight bows and arrows for hunting activities, which means that when facing larger prey, the lethality of the bow and arrow is usually not enough to cause fatal damage to the prey.

However, the Creator created another deadly weapon for the Bushmen in the vast jungle—curare.

The bow poison most commonly used by Bushman hunters is derived from a unique insect - the Chrysomelidae beetle.

The Chrysomelidae beetles usually live in the plants of the "myrrh tree"!

So Bi Fang felt surprised and surprised when he saw it.

"These cocoons are usually hidden underground at a depth of 0.5 to 1 meter above the surface. Each cocoon usually contains a bound beetle larvae before pupation. These larvae can lie dormant in the cocoon for several years.

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"After obtaining the larvae or pupae of Chrysomelidae beetles, Bushman hunters can quickly find the location of the lymph in their blood system, and then squeeze the hemolymph onto the arrowhead with their hands."

"Sometimes it takes the hemolymph of as many as 10 larvae to poison an arrowhead."

Bi Fang raised the cocoon in his hand. The cocoon was so huge that it almost took up half of the entire hand. Through the sunlight, the fat insects inside could be clearly seen.

"It is worth noting that hunters only apply these toxic liquids to the front end of the arrow shaft rather than the arrow tip. The purpose is to prevent the arrow tip from accidentally scratching the hunter's body and causing poisoning."

Bi Fang put the cocoon into a small compartment in his backpack to prevent Jerry from eating bad things. In the process, he once again pushed away Harley who came up to him out of curiosity.

Harley, this guy, has never been on the grassland for so long, so he is very curious about everything.

"The toxic substance contained in the hemolymph of Chrysomelidae beetles is a toxic protein. Everyone knows that as long as it is protein, the toxicity will gradually disappear over time, but the poison of Chrysomelidae beetles is different. It can usually last for one year."

"There are three main species of Chrysomelidae beetles that Bushman hunters use to make curare."

"What's interesting is that these three species of Chrysomelidae beetles are all parasitized by walking beetles. Hey, it really comes from what you say. Look at this."

Bi Fang found another one in the ground, lifted it up, and pointed at a certain part of the worm in the cocoon. He could see that there was another smaller white worm hanging on it.

"When the former forms a cocoon, the latter's larvae take the opportunity to attach to the former's larvae, then hibernate in the cocoon, suck the host's blood and soft parts of the body, and eventually kill the host."

"But this is not a bad thing for us. The larvae of walking beetles are also poisonous, even more toxic than the larvae of chrysalis beetles. Many Bushman hunters also prefer to use the larvae of walking beetles to poison their bows and arrows.

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"Even if a large animal like a giraffe is shot, it usually cannot withstand it. However, the animal that is shot can often be injured and run away for 60 to 100 kilometers before eventually slowing down and falling to the ground. This is a great challenge for hunters.

tracking methods.”
Chapter completed!