According to Li Yao, this type of cocoon pupa actually evolved from a worm that parasitizes the human body or the corpse of a zombie.
Judging from the current situation, as long as they are given sufficient nutrients and go through only one parasitic process, they can reproduce in such a large number.
Thinking about this, the previous losses were no longer painful. The two cocoons he collected could reproduce a super large colony.
Moreover, if those cocoons had grown to maturity and successfully broke out of the cocoons, and were carrying corrosive attack methods, then this group of people would inevitably be in extreme danger!
You know, this place is not his own base and lacks strict and detailed defense measures.
After comforting myself in this way, it seemed that the loss I had just suffered was not a big deal.
Using the same method, the cocoon and the zombie underneath were placed into a transparent high-strength glass box.
At this moment, Chen Bufan seemed to have obtained a brand new toy and immediately lost interest in cleaning up the Los Angeles base.
He simply left the remaining matters to the soldiers to handle properly, while he leisurely took the helicopter and set off for his return journey with the two boxes of new "toys" he had just received, rushing towards the fortress base.
After Chen Bufan rushed back to the base without stopping, he didn't even have time to go home to visit, and he anxiously took the two mysterious cocoons and went straight to the laboratory.
This laboratory is the place with the highest security level and the strongest sealing in the entire base.
Without the corresponding permissions, even bacteria would find it difficult to escape.
As soon as he arrived at the laboratory, Chen Bufan acted quickly. He used his points without hesitation to exchange for several clones. Then, he input the most cutting-edge and top-notch biological knowledge into the minds of these clones without reservation, and carefully deployed a well-trained special team to be responsible for security outside the laboratory.
After completing a series of arrangements, Chen Bufan instructed everyone to conduct in-depth and detailed research on the various abilities of this new type of insect, and at the same time try to explore whether they could use it to develop some unprecedented new things.
Since there was nothing to do for the time being, Chen Bufan decided to stay in the laboratory and continue observing.
The mutated cocoon was lying quietly on the experimental table. Through the transparent outer shell, one could see that the originally blurry internal situation was gradually becoming clear.
Especially the insect in the small round egg, its body structure has already begun to emerge.
After careful observation, Chen Bufan found that this insect looked quite like an ant, but it had a pair of wings. Its abdomen was a deep and charming blue, and it had a long thin needle at its tail. At first glance, it looked somewhat similar to a bee.
"Huh? It looks a bit like a rove beetle! But it's a mutant!!"
The insect inside looks similar to a rove beetle, but its body color is not black or red, but like white jade, and its abdomen is blue with needles.
In the laboratory, he waited quietly for several hours, his eyes always fixed on the cocoon that was undergoing miraculous changes.
Over time, the pupa slowly begins to show signs of maturity.
Its surface gradually develops a light sheen, as if covered by a thin layer of mist. In this hazy layer, one can vaguely see the rhythm and growth of the life inside.
Finally, at a certain moment, the cocoon burst open automatically! In an instant, countless densely packed adult insects poured out like a tide.
They quickly covered the entire wall of the glass box, creating a creepy yet strangely beautiful picture.
If you observe these adults carefully, you will find that each one has an astonishing size, as big as an adult's fist. They have just emerged from their cocoons and seem to be a little ignorant and confused, but soon they instinctively begin to land in various corners, gently touching the surrounding environment with their slender antennae, and combing their new wings and eight legs.
When the sunlight shines through the window onto these adult insects, you can clearly see blue liquid slowly shaking in their abdomens.
Moreover, these adults have a total of eight slender legs, with two more thighs located at the back of the body compared to normal rove beetles.
Although these two thighs look very thin and even give people the illusion of being fragile and easily broken, for some reason, one can feel a strong force contained in them, which must be what gives them unique jumping ability.
The appearance of the adult insect is even more amazing.
Its body, which was originally as white as jade, has now evolved into an appearance similar to that of a rove beetle.
The dark blue head looks like the deep night sky, the blood-red chest looks like a burning flame, and the light blue hidden parts of the wings and the abdomen complement each other, making it look beautiful and exuding a mysterious charm.
Transfer them to the test sample room in the laboratory, where there are special mechanical equipment that can safely grab the test samples without having to do it manually.
Under Chen Bufan's enthusiastic gaze, the new researchers controlled the robotic arm to grab a few test subjects, injected them with anesthetics, and took them away for testing.
Chen Bufan stood alone in front of the sample room, his eyes fixed on the huge glass mirror. Behind the mirror was a group of very beautiful insects.
He fell into deep thought, with a question constantly circling in his mind: What should I feed these guys? At the same time, how to make these mysterious insects reproduce smoothly is also an urgent problem to be solved.
Thinking of this, Chen Bufan decided to use the system to obtain more information about the insects.
As a ray of light flashed by, the four words "Cloak Beetle" were clearly displayed on the screen.
Although the name sounds simple and clear, don't underestimate them, because their evolved abilities are extremely terrifying!
According to the information, the blue liquid contained inside the abdomen of the rove beetle is extremely corrosive, and is the same blue liquid that corrodes floor slabs.
Looking at the pair of extremely sharp claws in front of the rove beetle's mouth is even more frightening.
This pair of claws possesses amazing strength and can easily tear prey into pieces. Even a hard ordinary steel knife can be bitten off with one blow.
As for their unique reproduction method, it is achieved through parasitism, and it is a viviparous mode.
Specifically, an adult rove beetle will implant a young fleshworm into the host's body and manipulate the host to frantically devour large amounts of food in order to store enough energy.
When the energy accumulates to a certain level, the larvae will transform into pupae in the host's body, and eventually break out of the cocoon and evolve into the adult appearance they see today.
What's terrifying is that each flesh worm laid by the rove beetle actually contains a large number of fertilized eggs in its belly. This is why they are able to transform into thousands of adult worms from one cocoon.
It has to be admitted that this strange way of evolution greatly improved the reproduction efficiency of the rove beetle, which was beyond Chen Bufan's cognition.