The mantis and the wasp rolled around and fought, causing a lot of commotion inside the cage, but there was no winner, and the two insects separated again.
Both sides found that their strengths were equal, and it would be difficult for anyone to subdue the other. Even if they won, they would be seriously injured, so they both wanted to retreat.
The wasp slowly backed up, moved to the edge of the cage, and lay on the side of the cage. The mantis also folded its broken wings and died down.
Before the two ferocious insects could compete, the spectators outside gave up. Some representatives of the ant tribe even came to the front of the cage and slapped the cage with their forelimbs and tentacles.
Naturally, the host leaf-cutter ants did not allow anything to spoil their fun, so the army of leaf-cutter ants came out again. They got into the cage and stung the wasps and mantises separately, trying to drive the two together to continue the fight.
The wasp was a little annoyed by the sting. When it turned around, it caught a large leaf-cutting ant in its jaws and pinched the unlucky leaf-cutting ant to death with a force. The leaf-cutting ant next to it didn't care at all, and instead stung more ferociously. The wasp finally couldn't bear it anymore, fell off the cage wall, and crawled towards the mantis obediently.
The mantis was also driven by the leaf-cutter ants and moved towards the wasp. The two ferocious insects were forced close to each other, glaring at each other, and another battle was about to break out.
Seeing that the wasp began to crawl toward the mantis, the fight was inevitable, and the leaf-cutting ants got out of the cage.
The mantis curled up its scythe and stared at the approaching wasp with its triangular head. The wasp circled around looking for opportunities while slowly approaching the mantis. From time to time, it showed the stinger on its abdomen to threaten the opponent.
When the wasp slowly approached the mantis in circles, the mantis, which was also passively circling with the wasp, suddenly turned around and a pair of sickles popped out like springs and went straight for the wasp.
The mantis' attack is very fierce. Whether it is a centipede or a wasp, they have been attacked before and it is difficult to avoid it.
Not surprisingly, the wasp was hooked by the sickle again.
The mantis instinctively retracted its scythe, but this time it made a mistake.
Its sickle hooks the wasp upright, just like holding the wasp vertically. The wasp's head is facing the mantis's head, and the wasp's sting is facing the chest and abdomen of the mantis.
The wasp swung its abdomen wildly and stung its stingers in all directions. The mantis received a needle at the joint between the carapace on its thorax and abdomen. The toxin entered the body. In pain, it unconsciously tightened the sickle and hugged the wasp even tighter. .
Now the heads of the mantis and the wasp were facing each other, and the wasp immediately bit the mantis' head unceremoniously with its pair of thick, oily mandibles.
The mantis' head hurt, and he hurriedly let go of his sickle legs, trying to pull the wasp off his head.
But the wasp tightly hugged the mantis's head with its six limbs and used its mandibles to bite the mantis' head. It also knew that this was an excellent opportunity.
The mantis felt the threat of death, suddenly flapped its wings violently, and slammed against the top and walls of the cage, trying to throw away the enemy, but the wasp still did not let go.
Smoke and dust filled the cage again, and two gnawing insects were rampaging in the cage.
The mantis finally stopped. In such a close fight, its sickle was of no use, and its mouthparts were not as powerful as the wasp's. Finally, it was forced to a dead end.
The mantis bit the wasp in vain, and succeeded in chewing up half of the wasp's face, but it was even worse. The bitten head was only connected to the body with a trace of muscle.
The wasp, with half of its face missing, suddenly raised its head, clamped the mantis's head in its jaws and swung it, completely pulling out the mantis's unrecognizable head.
After losing its head, the body of the mantis is still standing, not dead yet, and still moving around instinctively.
But the wasp had already won. It chewed up the mantis's head in several bites. This was the trophy that it got after being covered in bruises and half of its head was chewed off.
The audience outside the venue became noisy again, and the final winner appeared. Representatives of the nearby ant tribes touched each other with their tentacles to exchange their excitement.
The harvest ant to the left of the protagonist said that he originally liked the scorpion. It's a pity, but this wasp is really powerful. The flat-headed ant on the right was very happy. He always thought that the wasp would win, and it turned out so.
The protagonist thought to himself, you each have bugs to support, why not set up a bet? But the ants probably don’t know about gambling. Even if they know, these representatives don’t have private property and can’t place bets!
At this time, the leaf-cutting ant warriors entered the cage again. This time, they had a clear goal and killed the wasp.
The wasp also felt that death was approaching. It had nowhere to hide and resisted desperately, but it was also seriously injured. Where were the opponents of these fierce and numerous leaf-cutting ants. After pulling a few leaf-cutting ants behind the mat, the wasp quickly He was bitten to death.
At this time, the protagonist learned from the guide that as a rule, the bodies of the beasts that died in these gladiatorial fights would be eaten.
Among them, the corpse of the winner is the most high-end, and only foreign guests and the queen ants of the leaf-cutting ant family can eat the winner's meat. The meat of the mantis will be divided between the queen ants who have not taken the wasp meat, and the higher-status female ants. Centipede meat and scorpion meat are divided among the remaining female ants and worker ants.
It is said that eating the meat of these fierce insects will increase your courage.
The protagonist can only do as the Romans do, waiting next to the cage and watching the leaf-cutting ants dismembering the corpse not far away and taking out the meat under the carapace.
The protagonist was still wondering what cooking skills the leaf-cutting ants had to process the meat, but found that the leaf-cutting ants directly padded the raw meat with fresh leaves, brought it to the representatives, and sprinkled one or two grains on top. Kosher salt.
"Just eat like this?" the protagonist asked the guide speechlessly.
The guide proudly said that they specially provided precious salt grains traded from the hairy forest ants. The fresh meat dipped in salt grains was really delicious!
Well, what else can the protagonist do? The other representatives have already started happily chewing the meat in front of them with their large jaws. Even the black fire ants, which can process food with fire, are eating it raw.
The protagonist bit the bullet and stuffed the wasp meat dipped in salt into his mouth. After chewing it roughly, a strange fishy smell came out. The taste had a hint of sweetness, so it was not unpalatable.
But he was still disgusted, and the leaf-cutting ants happened to bring him a cup of concentrated crow honey. Now he didn't bother to change it to honeydew, and drank it in one gulp, using the liquid to barely wash down the fishy meat.
What an unforgettable meal…
But speaking of it, the protagonist felt that this gladiatorial battle looked very enjoyable. The wasp's forbearance and ferociousness also left a deep impression on him. It would be great if he had such a mount!
After eating the feast after the gladiatorial fight, the conference was finally over. The ants of all races once again reiterated the agreement they had just reached, and then returned home!
