Chapter 482 Genetic Instinct
If nothing unexpected happened, then something unexpected happened.
The simple rain shelter was directly washed away by the heavy rain, and a large number of palm leaves poured down with the rain. Fortunately, a hole was broken, and Bifang jumped out in advance at the moment the rain poured down.
Wearing a simple raincoat made of green palm leaves, Bifang put a huge conical hat on his head.
In less than half an hour, Bifang successfully made a straw raincoat and a straw raincoat hat, which looked quite realistic.
It's just that the color is a little weird. Unlike the common yellowish brown, the color on Bifang is pure green. The rain flows down along the fresh palm leaves like small water columns and drips onto the straw sandals.
"In fact, it is not that difficult to make a temporary raincoat." Bifang lifted the brim of his hat to look at the road. The rain slid down behind him and dripped onto the ground along the lines.
There is no need to consider durability and storage for a temporary raincoat. As long as it can keep out the rain, just start making it.
Bifang makes a circle of palm leaves, leaving a gap in the middle that is big enough to fit the head into, and then ties all the petioles together with thread twisted from palm fluff, roughly covering the whole body, and then repeats this several times, stacking several on top of each other.
Several layers of thin raincoats crossed and stacked together will form a thick raincoat. If the two layers are woven more tightly and tied together to fill in the gaps, it will be difficult for rain to get in.
As for the bamboo hat, Bifang made it by weaving a basket.
First, collect six flexible branches, cut a hole in the middle of three branches, and insert the other three branches to form a simple cross.
The place where the cross contacts and is inserted should be tied and fixed twice with thin ropes. Every three ropes should be tightly wrapped once. This should be done in each of the four directions of the cross to avoid displacement and breakage.
After that, you can use a large number of vines to tie them in pairs, extend a total of sixteen branches outside the cross, spread them out evenly, and a complete skeleton is formed.
By controlling the distance between the branches, you can also make them form a certain curvature, so that you can have a funnel-shaped hat. Of course, this still cannot be fixed on the head.
Therefore, you need to insert branches from the gap at the initial place to form a hat strap hanging down. In this way, after putting it on, you can use the hat strap to clamp the lower jaw to achieve the purpose of fixation.
The common conical hats in rural areas are also made in this way. The structure of Bifang is not different from theirs, but it is rougher. However, on the surface, there is no difference.
As for rain protection, it is much easier with a frame. The frame itself is woven very densely. Just lay a layer of bundled palm leaves on it and slightly trim the edges.
Perfect.
"It's just very heavy to wear, and it can't be kept for a long time. It may spoil in two or three days."
In order to better protect against rain, Bifang stacked several layers of the raincoat, which was very thick. This resulted in an increase in weight, but the effect was very good.
Walking in the rainforest at this moment, we are completely isolated from the rain outside.
[New skin, only 998, take the Rainforest Walker home! 】
【All green】
[A grass skirt is not enough, you also need a grass coat and a straw hat! 】
With a large basket of iron bacteria, Bifang suddenly had plenty of time.
Because the most difficult part of iron smelting is undoubtedly finding materials.
Originally Bifang planned to spend three days looking for materials. Now these three days are saved and a lot of things can be done.
At least there is no need to give up the salt mine in a hurry. We can extend the time and go back on the ninth or even tenth day.
[Fang Shen: This kind of mentality is a taboo in the wilderness. Don't rely on luck. If I don't get anything today, I will return to where I am.]
[Hahaha, laughing to death]
[What do you know? Plans cannot keep up with changes. This decision is reasonable! Dog head protection]
…
Day 8.
The sky is still gloomy.
Bifang built a temporary single-slope shelter. When he woke up, he found that it was still raining and there were puddles all around.
Although the rain was much lighter than the first time we arrived, it was also more continuous. It did not stop for the entire night and even showed signs of continuing.
Bifang stroked his hat, put down the bark frame, and opened the lid. It was empty inside, with only a pile of yellow mud composed of iron bacteria. He suddenly felt it was a difficult task.
No food!
We ate all the grubs we found earlier and grilled them. They had a very strange texture and burst into juice. They tasted surprisingly good.
The konjac tubers are gone, and what's left are only a few handfuls of lemongrass picked on the road. But this can only be used as a condiment, not as a meal!
[The landlord has no more money left.]
[Where can I find something to eat on this rainy day? ]
Scratching his head, Bifang looked around, not knowing when the rain would stop, so he simply sat in the shelter to reduce energy consumption and chat with the audience.
"Many large animals generally do not dodge when it rains lightly. They just do what they need to do. They only take action when it rains heavily."
"When there is nowhere to hide when a heavy rain comes, animals like giraffes, elephants, and buffaloes generally choose to stay where they are, because strenuous exercise will lead to rapid heat loss."
"So it's better to do nothing and quietly enjoy this rare tranquility. In heavy rain, even carnivores such as lions and tigers will temporarily give up hunting, and almost all animals will relax their vigilance."
[Is this the reason why you are hiding in the shelter and being lazy? ]
[Oh my god, no wonder I don’t want to move when it rains, it turns out I’m a beast at heart]
[Awoo, awoo, awoo, the wild awakens]
Is this the reason why you don't go to work?
"What I said basically only applies to mammals. Not all animals are like this. For example, rainy days are the peak activity period for many snakes." Bifang changed his posture and lay directly on the ground.
The temperature has risen a lot in the past two days, but it is not as cold as the first time it rained. In addition, I put on a straw raincoat to keep warm.
【Why? 】
[Snakes are my lifelong enemies! How can there be such terrible creatures in the world? ]
"Because the air pressure is very low before and after the rain, the cave will be very stuffy, and when it rains, frogs and mice will come out, so it is easier for them to fill their stomachs."
Bifang is also afraid of snakes, which are slippery, full of parasites, and very good at camouflage. Many of them are also highly poisonous. It’s good to find them in advance, but if you don’t find them in advance...
Just type gg.
Besides, fear of snakes is actually a biological instinct.
"Our ancestors were prey to carnivorous mammals and birds of prey a long time ago, of course, long before humans were humans."
Bifang's gaze seemed to become deeper.
"Fortunately, by then we had evolved a system that could identify predators, quickly locate general threats and help escape, but when a snake appeared as the first predator, this system completely failed."
"Because they look like sticks, there are no other predators like snakes that use their rib muscles and belly scales to move around, and they can get close to unsuspecting prey by putting on a camouflage color."
【What happens next? What happens next? 】
[It is impossible to be afraid of snakes. I will never be afraid of snakes in this life. Look, there is a five-step snake here. Am I afraid? Look, I will kill it in a minute.]
[I am so afraid of snakes that I am even afraid of turtles, because the head and neck of a turtle are very similar to those of a snake. When the image of a snake appears in my mind, I get chills and goose bumps all over my body.]
【Why are we afraid of snakes? Click here to listen to why we are afraid of snakes? 】
"Fortunately, in the end, some primates evolved something similar to snake sensors, and evolved neurons specifically for locating snakes, which helped primitive monkeys quickly avoid the wriggling sticks and then hide away. Eventually, these things spread to humans."
"Observations of human brain waves show that when we see pictures of snakes, there is a lot of activity in our brains assessing danger, much more than when we see pictures of other predators."
Bifang still remembers that a professor once talked about this thing specifically.
At that time, they were shown two sets of pictures, from blurry to clear. At the beginning, it was almost a mosaic, and in the end, there was a clear picture of a snake and a clear picture of a cat.
Almost as soon as it was released, the first thing everyone noticed was the picture of the snake at the end.
"Our brains need less visual information to identify a snake than to identify any other animal."
This is what the old professor said at the time, and now Bifang is relaying it to the audience in front of the screen.
"Some researchers even believe that we evolved such an excellent color vision system to help us identify snakes."
"There are also studies suggesting that our sensitivity to snakes makes us more likely to fear them, but why this is is still unknown. But there is no doubt that we have snakes on our brains!"
Bifang tapped his temple with his index finger, as if there really was a snake coiled inside.
[Damn it, now I understand why I get so nervous every time I see Fang Shen catching snakes.]
[Shocked, because of the rain, the outdoor anchor changed his job to become a popular science anchor! 】
[By analogy, is this also the reason why I am afraid of long centipedes? ]
"Maybe."
Bifang did not comment. He stretched out his hand to feel the rain and found that it had lessened a lot. He grabbed his hat and put it on his head, then walked towards the jungle.
"Let's go, the rain has stopped a lot, let's go see if there is anything to eat to fill our stomachs."
