The big centipede dragged the lizard to the beach.
The big centipede dragged the lizard to the beach. It probably wanted to drill into the ground to eat the lizard. It could not drill into the beach with the lizard, so it wanted to find a crevice in the beach reef to hide and enjoy a big meal.
It twisted its colorful body and quickly ran to the side of the nearest reef.
Just then, a big frog suddenly jumped out of the puddle behind the reef. The frog was as big as a child's bicycle tire, and Li Du was stunned by its huge size.
After it jumped out, it opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue to wrap around the giant centipede and the lizard. It then returned to the puddle next to the reef and hid in the water, revealing its rough brown back and continuing to pretend to be a reef …
At that moment, Li Du just wanted to say, "Mom, I want to go home!"
He called Brother Wolf and the others over, pointed to the puddle and cried, "Look there, there's a frog over there. Oh my God, maybe I'm wrong, is that a frog? That's a f * cking frog spirit! "
Hans said, "Calm down, Li, calm down. What's so scary about frogs? Did you see a poisonous frog? "
Li Du picked up a reef and threw it into the puddle. The giant frog was startled and suddenly jumped up.
The group saw it and waited for it to jump. They had to look up and continue to watch, because the frog's jumping ability was so terrifying that it could jump three or four meters at once!
Hans was stunned and said, "What frog is this? Is this a bullfrog? No, no, is this an elephant frog? "
Brother Wolf shook his head and said, "It's an African giant frog. I didn't expect this kind of animal to live on this island."
Li Du said, "How did an African frog swim here? Across half the world? "
Brother Wolf explained, "As far as I know, in the 1980s, Australia seemed to import a large number of giant frogs from Africa. Their purpose was to let giant frogs compete in the high jump."
"It really can jump," Hans interrupted.
Brother Wolf said, "Yes, this frog has a strong jumping ability. The best ones can jump more than five meters high. Later, it was on the red list of endangered species banned from international trade in the Washington Treaty, so it is relatively rare. "
There were venomous snakes, giant centipedes, and giant African frogs. Li Du began to hesitate. He remembered the comments of the people on Cape Barren Island last night. The island was very dangerous and it was best not to come up.
However, they had stayed on the ship for too long. They needed to move around and replenish their supplies of fresh water and fruits. This island had beautiful scenery and was the most suitable place to do so.
After some consideration, he asked Brother Wolf to drive the speedboat and pick them up.
At the same time, he asked Sophie, Hannah, and Big Quinn's wife, Rosalind, to take care of the children. They could only rest in the empty space that Brother Wolf and the others had cleared out.
Giant African frogs fed on insects, scorpions, crustaceans, and other frogs. Brother Wolf said that they would not attack creatures larger than themselves.
However, Li Du saw the giant frog eating the centipede with relish, and he was worried that it might be poisonous, so he asked everyone to be careful.
Sophie and the others went to pick the hairy grapes while Brother Wolf and Hans climbed the trees to pick the fruits and leaves of the baobab trees.
There were many gaps in the trunk of the baobab tree, which was the best wood for storing water. During the rainy season, it used its thick body and soft wood instead of its roots to absorb and store water.
Its xylem was like a porous sponge, which contained a lot of water. When the dry season came, it would quickly shed all its leaves to reduce water evaporation.
When it was full of water, it would grow leaves and produce large white flowers.
These baobabs had long, wide leaves, but they had few branches and were often very short. Combined with their thick trunks, they looked very interesting.
The yacht needed fresh water. After Brother Wolf picked some baobab fruits and leaves, he brought a bucket over and used a knife to cut a hole in the trunk.
Soon, some clear water flowed out. Later, more and more water flowed out, like a faucet in a state of lack of water.
During this time, Brother Wolf dug a few more holes. The trunk kept flowing, filling two large buckets, and he used a cooking pot to collect some water.
Seeing that Li Du was interested, he said, "With baobabs, there is fresh water. This water is very safe."
Li Du said, "Their ability to store water is really strong. There is so much water."
Brother Wolf said, "A tree can store thousands of kilograms of water. The trees here are not short of water. Look at their leaves. They are very lush."
Baobabs had a magical ability to grow leaves according to the water stored in their bodies. If they were short of water, they would go bald. If they had enough water, their leaves would be lush.
Sophie and the others came back and said to Li Du, "Be careful when you go into the island. There are a lot of snakes here, most of them poisonous."
Li Du asked, "Did you meet them again?"
Sophie said, "Yes, fortunately we brought Ah Meow with us. He went in and drove the snakes away. Otherwise, it would have been very likely that something would have happened."
The island was not a good environment for venomous snakes.
However, there were a lot of black gold abalone in the sea. Taking advantage of the warm water at noon, Li Du changed into a diving suit and jumped into the water to look for black gold abalone below.
Perhaps no one usually came here to harvest black gold abalone, and the fishing and hunting bureau did not notice it, so there were no fishing and hunting officers. The surrounding area was quiet and deserted.
In just an hour, Li Du had fished up more than 30 large black gold abalone.
There were many abalones in the shallow water, and for him, it was as easy as picking them up. On average, he could get one in less than two minutes. Of course, practice makes perfect. This was also related to his familiarity with the techniques of harvesting black gold abalone.
When it was time for lunch, Sophie waved to him and asked him to come up to eat.
With a large harvest of black gold abalone, they could eat black gold abalone at noon. In addition, there was toasted breadfruit and breadleaf stew, and the drink was black grape juice.
After taking a sip of the juice, a sweet and sour taste filled his mouth. Li Du exclaimed, "This is great. This juice tastes much better than the ones from the supermarket."
"Of course," Hannah said proudly. "The black grape juice here is excellent, and it uses the water stored by the breadfruit tree. Wolfgang said the water was purified by the breadfruit tree and is healthier than pure water."
Li Du said, "How about we go back and plant baobab trees around the yard? It's a natural water purifier. "
Brother Wolf, who was pouring a drink for his daughter, shook his head and said, "You'll have to wait for many years, unless it's for future generations."
Thinking that baobab trees could easily be thousands of years old, Li Du decided to give up the idea.
With the black grape juice, they began to eat. Although there were many poisonous snakes and insects on the island, there were no ferocious beasts. Ah Meow and Ah Ow lay quietly beside them and did not show any signs of defense from beginning to end.
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