But all I saw was sand everywhere. Walking a little further forward, there were gradually more rocks. Under the gravel on the hillside, it is helpful for some animals to hide their bodies to prevent natural enemies and provide shade and shelter from rain.
"According to the detectors, there are many holes down here."
At first they looked around and saw some small holes in the cracks of the rocks. Then they looked around and found some larger holes that people could enter.
There are some large dark-colored stones at the entrance, which have some heat absorption and insulation capabilities. There are several gaps in the middle of the big rocks, and people can just slip through.
The entrance is relatively flat, slightly downward, and relatively hidden, hidden by stones. Immediately following the entrance and exit is a longer entrance and exit passage, leading underground. They touched the wall and found that the entrance and exit passages were made of hard earth.
Walked diagonally downward for a long distance. Saw some hollow caves. These nests are earthen chambers. There are also some small caves nearby.
Scorpions often choose to roost in rock crevices on hillsides with a certain height. On the mountainside, to avoid being flooded by rain, it is relatively cool. At the foot of the mountain, to regulate temperature and humidity. Scorpions have the characteristic of migrating within the nest as temperature and humidity change, so the scorpion nest must have a long upper and lower passage. Under natural conditions, scorpion nests are dug horizontally and vertically in the soil layer under the rocks, forming a relatively large cave. Different holes can build different scorpion nests.
Qi Yanliang said: "Are these the scorpion's nests?"
The boy said: "Bedroom? Is there a kitchen and living room?"
Qi Yanliang said: "It's not a bedroom, it's a nest room. Female scorpions entering the breeding period often expand in places with soil, and then dig out or re-select a larger space as a breeding room, a large nest room. A small nest room It is generally used for scorpion larvae to live in before they mature, and is connected to the nest room and breeding room."
From the nest area downwards, there is a passage leading directly to the winter hibernation chamber. When the cold winter arrives, scorpions will go down the hibernation path and hibernate in the hibernation chamber. After getting up from the sting, go up this passage to the scorpion nest.
Qi Yanliang said: "Some places, as you said, may be places where food is stored, like kitchens. Some places are halls, where many scorpions gather. They have the habit of recognizing nests and groups. Scorpions are big Most of them live together in fixed nests. Generally, in a large group of scorpion nests, there are mostly males and females, some big and some small, living in harmony, and rarely killing each other. I found that there are other places that may be military camps. But if it is not the same Scorpions in a nest often kill each other after meeting. They first gathered in the military camp."
There are close and complex connections between individuals within it. Some of these connections are cooperative and mutually beneficial, while others are mutually restrictive. When the population density is low or suitable, all individuals have their own suitable living space, and most individuals get along well with each other at this time. After the scorpion cubs are born, they all climb onto the mother's back to seek protection. At this time, the mother scorpion is responsible for protecting the scorpions, and she must be vigilant at all times to prevent the scorpions from being harmed. When the density of the scorpion group is too high, there will be tension in food, space, etc., which will cause mutual constraints. For example, when the density is too high or the supply of food and water is insufficient, cannibalism occurs within the scorpion group. Large scorpions eat small scorpions, strong scorpions eat weak scorpions, normal scorpions eat scorpions that are molting, etc.
Slowly I heard some small sounds, and if I listened carefully, it seemed like something was moving in other caves. Maybe there are some scorpions moving in groups in other caves.
They continued walking forward and down, marking each cave and recording it on a three-dimensional map.
After turning around a few times, I finally saw the scorpions. Some crawled to one side without any special light, and some crawled to the other side with blue and green lights in the middle.
"It seems they are transporting something," Qi Yanliang said.
They followed the direction of the scorpion with a special light in the middle and found their way.
And keep your distance from scorpions for fear of their sudden attack.
Further down, the temperatures gradually become cooler and drier.
Qi Yanliang used a cavity detector to detect a larger cavity ahead.
They continued walking along the passage and arrived at the large cavity. They found some columnar objects in front of them, with blue energy-state matter flowing inside.
I don’t know what this is. These scorpions have obtained something from these objects. Is it as food or energy?
The food for the bugs around here is relatively scarce, so they may be using the substances on this object as food.
Dai Zhao took out some testing equipment from his bag to see what was inside this object.
He took out a multimeter and a spectrometer. The voltage and current were measured, and some spectral data were measured.
Dai Zhao said: "It seems that this is an energy body, similar to a large battery. The matter inside should be energy state matter."
Qi Yanliang said: "Then where did these batteries come from?"
Dai Zhao said: "I don't know. If it is man-made, why is it placed in this place?"
Qi Yanliang said: "And how long have these batteries been stored?"
Dai Zhao said: "Then we need to use carbon 14 dating and other methods to judge."
"Since they are large batteries, can they be used to power construction vehicles?"
"This is a good idea, but these energy bodies are too large to be transported out, and the entrance to the cave is relatively narrow."
"If you want to transport it, you can really do it. You can just use some machines in the construction machinery vehicle, such as an earth drill to drill a hole and then pull the energy body up."
"That's okay, but don't use it as a last resort. I'm afraid it will attract the robbers."
"Then how can we quietly transport the energy of these energy bodies up there?"
"Look, these scorpions can be used. Aren't they transporting energy?"
"We don't know where they transport this energy."
They followed the scorpion's path and arrived at a cave, a small den, which turned out to provide food for the larvae.
"Then we can provide them with some food in exchange and let them transport this energy to the battery on the vehicle."
They took some food from the car and placed it near the den. Then some batteries were taken from the car and placed nearby. When the scorpion sees food, it releases excess energy into the batteries. After a while, the batteries are fully charged. They then moved the batteries out and installed them on the construction trucks. The vehicle is a hybrid type, and the battery can also be used to drive the vehicle.
The car thieves thought that Dai Zhao's car did not have much fuel and would not be able to go far. They did not expect that they had fully charged the battery and continued to travel on the battery.
