I Am the Swarm

Luo Wen led the migratory army to find the safe path that was discovered last time, and after a little repair, the army set off.

The little black beetles are of no use here. Rowan picked some big worker ants and scattered them around the nest. Each one bit a corner of the mother's nest, and then all the insects lifted the mother's nest with force, and moved to the cliff little by little.

Rowan walked at the front. He was equivalent to supporting the mother nest with his body below, and then seven or eight ants around the mother nest were responsible for fixing the mother nest to prevent it from losing its balance.

When the other insects descended to the cliff from the mother's nest, they also caught up one after another.

The swarm moved slowly on the cliff, and Rowan used his jaws and digging feet to push against the mother's nest, under enormous pressure, even with his size and sturdy limbs, he couldn't bear it.

The house leak happened to be raining overnight, and when the insect swarm climbed to the middle of the cliff, the originally soft wind gradually increased, and the insect swarm began to reduce its members.

As the wind gradually increased, the pupae or larvae in the mouths of some ants were blown away by the wind. Some simply didn't grasp the cliff by themselves, fell off their hands, and disappeared in an instant.

Rowan didn't care about other bugs at this time, and the situation he faced was also very critical. Two of the ants that bit the nest were blown away, and the other three only had their big teeth biting the nest tightly, but their bodies were drifting in the wind.

The loss of several ants caused the center of gravity of the mother nest to shift, and the remaining three ants and Rowan were unable to stabilize the mother nest in the strong wind.

The brood turned over from Rowan's head behind him, his teeth clenched tightly against the brood, trying to hold it. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Instead, it was hit by the force of the mother's nest's fall, so that it didn't grasp the cliff, and it fell down with it.

During the fall, under the action of strong wind, it was also blown away from the original direction. Fortunately, the weight of Rowan and the mother's nest is not light, and it is only about 20 meters high, and it did not deviate too much from the predetermined position until it fell to the grass below.

The grass has played a very large buffering role, and the mother nest itself is also very skinny. At this time, the fall did not cause any damage to it. And Rowan has already experienced several falls, so of course there will be no problem.

There were also five worker ants biting on the mother's nest. As they fell together, they themselves were lighter. Apart from being a little confused, they didn't suffer much damage.

Rowan took them to dig a pit, first buried the mother nest, and then began to mark the pheromone along the bottom of the cliff to guide the direction of the insect swarm.

Unfortunately, until it was dark, only dozens of bugs were collected, including two small black beetles, one digging ant, the others were ordinary worker ants, and a small number of larvae and pupae.

In desperation, he could only rest on the spot for one night. The next day, after gathering for another day, I found dozens of them, adding up to just over a hundred of them from yesterday.

This cliff execution can be described as a heavy loss. After walking in the desert for a week, only a hundred bugs were lost. And here on the cliff, hundreds of them were lost in a short period of time.

There is no point in continuing to search. Fortunately, the mother nest is intact. After another night's rest, Rowan led the remaining bugs to dig out the mother's nest and set foot on the road to the new nest.

The reduction in the number of insect swarms is not all bad. Most of the remaining worms are robust adults, with only a few larvae and pupae. Rowan dragged the mother's nest in front of him, and there were small black beetles and a few ants under the mother's nest. With a lot less drag, the team's marching speed is significantly faster, and the goal is smaller.

Before, he was worried that the number of bugs would be too large, and it would be difficult to hide after passing through several ant nests to reach the middle of them. Now that worry is completely gone.

The location of the new nest is not too far from the cliff, about three or four hundred meters. The streamlined migratory procession took only a fraction of the time to get there.

On the way, I met a few reconnaissance sappers who didn't know which ant nest. After enjoying Rowan's talent show, he donated his body and added meals to the team who hadn't eaten enough for a long time.

After arriving at the site, Rowan assigned two digging ants to start digging. Except for one on the first day, another one was found on the second day. Other worker ants are responsible for assisting, carrying the excavated soil out of the hole.

And Rowan ran out to surround the new worm nest, and changed his identity to spread a circle of pheromones. Mark this area as a no-pass area to minimize the chance of scout ants arriving here and prevent them from disturbing the work of the bugs.

The excavation of the new worm's nest became faster after Rowan joined him. Back then, he was able to dig out an old nest by himself while dragging a mother's nest. Not to mention that at this time, not only was he several times bigger, but he also had dozens of strong helpers.

A mound was slowly built up at the entrance of the cave, which was the soil that was transported out from the passage. It may be because of the proximity to the water source, the soil here is very humid and the underground environment is very humid.

Rowan recalled that when he sneaked into several worm nests nearby, UU read www.uukanshu.com and found that many places in their nests were covered with fine sand and sawdust, and also saw many ants transporting moldy sawdust from the nests. outside the cave.

At that time, I didn’t understand what was going on, but now I know the benefits of it as soon as it’s my turn to do it myself. I sigh in my heart that although these ants have low intelligence, the long years have also taught them some ways to survive. passed down.

These experiences are the crystallization of years, and Rowan's time as a bug is very short, so absorbing these experiences accumulated over a long period of time is the best way to accumulate background.

The pheromone blockade is very useful. Until the evening, no detective worker ants came here.

At this point, the bugs had dug a small cave seven or eight meters underground. It's not that I don't want to continue to dig deeper, but if I dig further, water will seep out of the soil, and the solid shape is very poor, and there is a danger of landslides.

Even in the current position of the worm's nest, a lot of reinforcement work is required in the later stage, otherwise there will be many security risks.

The new worm nest was unfinished and uninhabitable, so Rowan dug a temporary nest at a depth of more than one meter underground, and placed the mother nest in it first.

Even if you encounter danger, you can bury the mother nest first, and the bugs can escape and attract attention to ensure the safety of the mother nest.

Although the probability of being attacked is very low, the security measures you believe must be in place.

Went around to perform some talent, brought back some spectators to give food to the worms, and fed some to the mother's nest by the way.

The simple worm nest should be excavated tomorrow, and it can be temporarily occupied after simple reinforcement. At that time, the mother nest will also restart production. The subsequent reinforcement and expansion of the worm nest, as well as the excavation of the transportation channel connecting the various ant nests, will require a large number of insects to complete.

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