Breeds the most vigorous creatures

"What is the greatest miracle in the world?" For such a question, if the answer is: "In the vast universe, it is currently known that only our mother Earth has given birth to countless kinds of living things, including all kinds of The plants and animals make the earth a vibrant scene, which is definitely the biggest miracle! "Do you think it is acceptable? The answer is yes. So, where do the miracles lie? Let’s first talk about the types of living things on the earth. There are so many! The book "Communism Goes to Science" (a collection of reports by 100 academicians) gives the latest data: There are now 10 million to 50 million biological species in the world, and the number of biological species in my country accounts for about the world's total. of 10. If you look at the world's creatures in more detail, you can look at a set of reference data, as follows:

There are more than 73,900 species of elementary plants;

There are more than 248,400 species of higher plants;

There are more than 116,870 species of invertebrates;

There are more than 8,774,160 species of arthropods;

There are more than 19,050 species of saltwater fish;

There are more than 8,960 species of reptiles and amphibians;

There are more than 9,040 species of aerial birds;

There are more than 4,000 species of mammals.

With the continuous progress of scientific investigation, scientific exploration and scientific research, there will surely be new discoveries and new statistical results released.

The following introduces some amazing and wonderful things about the ecological performance and life characteristics of the earth's creatures.

Plants

Three-layered strange tree: A 400-year-old fruit tree, tall and strong, with lush branches. The fruits in its lower layer are peaches and pomegranates. The middle layer is made of jujubes, oranges and walnuts, the upper layer is made of sweet-scented osmanthus and pine and cypress, and the main trunk is a chestnut tree. This tree grows in Shanyang County, Shaanxi Province. In addition, there is a similar "one tree with many flowers" heath tree on Junshan Mountain in Dongting Lake, Hunan Province. It grows three different vines: cotton vine, bitter gourd vine and clematis vine. Three different leaves and three different flowers. In Gaoping City, Shanxi Province, there is also the nearly 1,000-year-old "Jujube King Tree" with a similar "one tree with many fruits". Its fruits are strange, some are square, some are flat, some are round, and their taste is sour. , sweet, bitter and spicy. These are definitely bizarre sights.

Third-generation trees: A 2,000-year-old ancient tree. The third-generation "wood" growing in the top layer of the tree crown is the "grandchild", with lush branches and leaves; The second-generation "wood" in the lower layer is the "child", and its branches have dried up; while the first-generation "wood" growing in the lowest layer of the canopy is the "elder", which has long since died and is in a lodging state. The tree grows in the Alishan region of Taiwan Province. This is a purely strange phenomenon!

Giant trees: Many world-famous redwood trees grow in the Sequoia National Park in California, USA. One of them is called the "General Sherman Tree". This is a giant sequoia tree with a maximum diameter of 6 meters and a mass of 2,800 tons. It is also known as the "Master of the World". The tallest of these giant sequoia trees in the United States can reach more than 100 meters. They are truly towering trees! They are recognized as the largest living creatures on earth so far.

Long-lived tree: There is an ancient pine tree in California, USA, that is over 4,700 years old. It grows very slowly, increasing by no more than 2 millimeters per year, and is now only over 9 meters tall. The even longer-lived tree is the Australian cycad, which is over 12,000 years old. The longest-lived tree is the ginkgo tree, also called the ginkgo tree, which is called a "living fossil". The oldest among the ginkgo trees is already 16,000 years old!

The most special tree: Special tree species Many.

For example, the oil palm tree known as the "King of Oils in the World" has the highest oil content; the sugar maple tree in Canada has the highest sugar content; the Hullo tree on the banks of the Chahi River in Rhodesia has the highest alcohol content; the sugar maple tree in India has the highest alcohol content. The Gabu tree is also known as the "scissors tree that seals its throat when it sees blood." It contains the most poison. In addition, there are trees that can discharge electricity, trees that can emit light, trees that can spit fire, trees that can predict the weather...

Let’s talk about the contribution of the forest. Dense forests not only green and beautify the global environment, but also play the following ten major roles:

(1) "Oxygen factory": 1 hectare of forest can absorb nearly 1 ton of carbon dioxide every day gas, while emitting nearly 0. 7 tons of oxygen.

(2) "Wind-proof barrier": 1 square kilometer of woods can protect farmland within 100 square kilometers from wind damage.

(3) "Conservation reservoir": Improve the water absorption and permeability of the ground to prevent soil erosion. Each acre of forest can store 200 cubic meters more water than bare land.

(4) "Poison-prevention Sentinel": Trees can absorb toxic gases. One acre of cedar can absorb 48 kilograms of sulfur dioxide. Some trees can absorb chlorine gas, nitrogen dioxide gas, etc.

(5) "Agricultural nanny": Forests can regulate the climate. For example, the temperature in the forest is about 3°C ??lower than that of surrounding areas in summer and about 3°C ??higher than that of surrounding areas in winter. It is cool in summer and warm in winter, and can maintain humidity and increase Precipitation reduces the occurrence of drought.

(6) "Big vacuum cleaner": The leaves of trees can absorb dust and filter it. Each hectare of forest can absorb more than 50 tons of dust per year.

(7) "Good epidemic preventer": The forest is an expert in sterilization. Every 100 square meters of trees can secrete 2 kilograms of fungicides throughout the day and night, so the number of bacteria in the forest is only 1/7 of that in the city.

(8) "Big Muffler": A 40-meter-wide forest belt can reduce noise by more than 10 decibels. The forest is a huge natural muffler.

(9) "Good recorder": The growth rings of trees can reflect natural changes, climate conditions, earthquakes, volcanic activities, etc. over the years.

(10) "Raw material base": Forests can provide indispensable wood raw materials for industrial production, and can also provide a variety of agricultural and sideline products.

Flowers are another major category of plants. Many colorful flowers are in bloom, making Mother Earth more colorful, colorful, fragrant and radiant. Among the countless flowers and plants, there are also endless exotic flowers.

Hypnotic flower: In Tanzania, there is a flower called wood chrysanthemum. If a two-ton rhinoceros eats it, it will fall to the ground and fall asleep. People and small animals will fall into a drowsy state as long as they smell it.

Buddleia flower: There is a kind of flower called taro in South America. The flowers are like buds, and the stamens are hidden in gourd-shaped flower chambers. Insects love to smell it, but the insects that land on the flower buds are very He was soon drunk.

Discharge flower: There is a kind of electrified wildflower in Mexico. When someone or an animal touches its petals, it will discharge, causing them to feel an electric shock; the voltage is strongest at noon and disappears at night.

Handshake flower: There is a flower growing in Cameroon. The stem is equipped with many stimulating glands. If it is stimulated by external stimuli, the petals will tighten together. If someone touches it with hands, the petals will " hold".

Age flower: There is a kind of mountain dandelion flower that blooms in hot summer. Its color is bright and beautiful. It only blooms one flower every year, so just count how many flowers it has, and you will know this kind of mountain dandelion flower. The Dandan flower has reached its "youngest age".

Sunflower: As we all know, sunflowers always turn towards the sun. This is because the stem under the flower disk contains a wonderful "auxin". The auxin in the backlight part is more active than the light-facing part. The auxin stimulates the cells to divide and reproduce faster, causing the backlight part to always grow longer first, causing the flower disk Bend toward the sun. The backlight part rotates with the sun, so the sunflower disk always faces the sun.

Giant mushroom: In the forests of northern Michigan in the United States, scientists discovered a huge mushroom during a scientific expedition in 1992, covering an area of ??about 15 hectares (1 hectare = 10,000 square meters). m), with a mass that can reach 100 tons, this ancient organism is approximately 1,500 years old.

The most special flowers: The most cold-resistant flower is called wintersweet, which blooms most vividly at -20℃; the most heat-resistant flower is called sunflower, also called purslane, which blooms under the scorching sun at noon ; The flower with the longest flowering period is the tropical orchid, whose flowers remain open for 80 days without fading; the flower with the shortest flowering period is called the grape flower, which opens for only 1 minute; the earliest flower that blooms is called the snake flower, which opens at around 3 a.m. ; The flower that opens the latest is called Epiphyllum, which does not open until about 10 o'clock in the evening; the flower with the most varieties is the rose flower, which has 15,000 species...

There are also medicinal plants among the plants. There are records in historical materials that "Fuxi tasted hundreds of medicines" and "Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs". Edible plant fruits are not only bright in color, but also contain a large amount of substances beneficial to the human body. They are indispensable foods in human life; edible plant grains are also the main food for human improvement and cultivation.

Animals

Animals bring infinite vitality and vitality to the earth. They are not fixed in one place like plants, but run on the ground, swim in the water, and fly in the sky, making them appear more energetic. There are many kinds of animals, and the anecdotes are even more bizarre. Here are a few briefly described.

Gathering of ten thousand frogs: It has been reported on TV and newspapers that in the paddy fields in front of Guangji Temple in Hengshan, Hunan Province, a very spectacular gathering of ten thousand frogs takes place every winter and spring. They come in groups and are arranged and stacked into different shapes. During this period, they lay eggs in large numbers, which last for several days or more than ten days, and then disperse overnight. What a strange scene this is!

Pilgrimage of Ten Thousand Snakes: On the Greek island of Westphalonia, every August, thousands of black and white venomous snakes crawl out of the cracks in the rocks and flock to the church below the mountain. place, it will last about 10 days before dissipating. Local residents call this animal spectacle the "Pilgrimage of Ten Thousand Snakes."

Bird ventriloquism: Many birds have outstanding ventriloquism skills. There is a "polyphonic mockingbird" in the Americas that has a very strong imitation ability. It can imitate the morning crow of a rooster, the "clack" sound of a hen laying eggs, the quacking of a duck, and the quacking of a goose. He can imitate the barking of dogs, the humming of pigs, and the songs of other birds, so he has been awarded the reputation of "ventriloquist expert". In addition, there are Indian scarebirds, Australian lyrebirds, as well as magpies, jays, gray finches, thrushes, crows, etc., all of which also have oral skills to varying degrees. Of course, our common parrots and mynas have a higher level of language learning, and can also imitate human voices.

Whale singing: Whales are born to be bel canto singers. They will make different sounds such as muttering, roaring, exclamation or whining according to changes in the surrounding environment. Interestingly, the songs sung by the whales are updated every other year and evolve from year to year. No matter what new movements and phrases are added to the newly composed music, whales from all over the world can sing along, even if the two waters are far apart. Whales actually use singing to perform echolocation and identify the location of terrain such as seamounts on the seafloor. Whales that have traveled thousands of miles of ocean rely on singing to build their own language world; whales use singing to communicate to each other information about obstacles ahead, and to remind each other of obstacles ahead. Everyone changes their itinerary to help themselves travel safely. Whale singing may be an unusual way for them to tell time. The propagation speed of sound in air is 340 m/s, while the average propagation speed in water is about 1450 m/s, which is about 4 times faster than the propagation speed in air. Therefore, when whales communicate through song, they do so more quickly than humans living on land can do the same.

Whales are so far apart from each other. Through low-frequency singing, whales can communicate across seas thousands of miles apart, telling them how to find their way and reminding their companions where there is delicious food; whales use "low-frequency repetitive signal sounds" to communicate , for aquatic creatures, only whales can hear sounds of this frequency, but other fish do not have this ability. This allows whales to use songs to communicate in a single line, so as not to express wrong situations and send alarms to their predators. , revealing one's location.

Animal language: Many animals use sounds as language signals, both domestic and wild animals, such as dog barking, wolf howling, horse neighing, tiger roaring, ape crying, etc. that are familiar to people in domestic animals. Lion's Roar etc. Insects among wild animals also have insect language, such as crickets, spring cicadas, frogs, etc. In addition, there are some special animal languages, such as the color language of fish, the movement language of bees, the smell language of butterflies, etc., which serve as signals of connection between themselves and their companions.

Champion among birds: The distance champion is the Arctic tern, which lives on the Arctic ice in summer and the sea near Antarctica in winter, flying more than 10,000 kilometers; the speed champion is the peregrine falcon, which can reach speeds of up to 1 hour. 394 kilometers; the flying champion is the swan, which can fly over Mount Everest in the Himalayas, flying over 9,000 meters; the diving champion is the Arby bird in the Arctic, which can dive into 80 meters of sea water to find food; the long-distance running champion is Ostrich, they live in the African desert and can run at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

Animal longevity: Turtles are the most famous longevity among animals, generally living to be over 400 years old. A fisherman in South Korea caught a turtle, which was about 700 years old and became the longevity star of the turtle family; followed by a carp with a maximum age of 300 years; a pike that can reach 200 years old; the longest-lived among mammals is the giant turtle. Elephants, which can live to be in their 70s; chimpanzees, can live to be in their 60s.

Forest Guards: Some birds specialize in eating pests on trees and become guardians of the forest, and are awarded the honor of "Forest Guards". For example, swallows can catch more than 400 pests in a day and eat more than 7,000 mosquitoes and flies in a day; orioles (also called orioles) feed on pests such as hawkmoths or hawkmoths, and can eat more than 1,000 mosquitoes in a day; Dragonflies can kill more than 800 mosquitoes in one day; nightingales can eat more than 500 mosquitoes in one night; woodpeckers can kill more than 300 hawkmoth larvae in one day and are named "surgeons of the forest"; bats can eat 260 mosquitoes in one night. Many; magpies are called "auspicious birds", and their main food is pests such as pine caterpillars; cuckoos, also called cuckoos, are hardworking by nature, and their food is mainly pests such as pine caterpillars...

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