797. 782. Firefly Cave (3/5)

Chapter 797 782. Firefly Cave (35)

Potter turned his head and saw that the exclamation was from the employee monitoring the camera car in front of the screen. He felt tense and shouted, "What's wrong? What did you see?"

"I'm not sure, Boss, come and have a look, I think, I think we've found something amazing!" the man exclaimed excitedly.

Potter and his engineers hurried over. The 21-inch high-definition computer screen was dark green as a whole, with countless flashing white light spots on it. There were four or five white-like things in front of it, and the lights and shadows flickered on it. , like a dense night sky.

Because of technical bottlenecks, this kind of civilian camera car sees a scene similar to a night vision device before turning on the lights. The background color is dark green, there is no distinction between colorful colors, and the others are white and black.

The specific situation of the underground karst cave cannot be seen from the screen, but these are all engineering experts, and they still have some guesses:

"Glittering mica stone? It looks beautiful."

"No, without a light source, how can mica stones glow? Even if there is a light source, they need changes in light intensity to flicker, I guess..."

"This is a glowworm cave!" The white chief engineer is well-informed after all, "I went to Te Anau to assist in the exploration of the glowworm cave, and it looked like this from the camera car at that time!"

After hearing this, Potter gasped, and said, "My God, we wouldn't be so lucky to meet a glowworm hole here?"

As the name suggests, firefly caves are stone caves where fireflies gather. Generally, there are underground caves, because such an environment is more humid and warm, which is suitable for the reproduction and survival of fireflies.

This kind of cave is relatively rare in the world and is one of New Zealand's tourism trump cards, but in this country, glowworm caves are not particularly common.

Porter continued: "I saw it when I went to Lake Taupo in the North Island. It's a dreamland!"

Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand, covering an area of ​​650 square kilometers, surrounded by complex terrain and diverse species.

However, the Te Anau Glowworm Cave is more famous. It was developed early, the natural conditions of the cave are peculiar, and the tour arrangements and facilities are more perfect. The entrance of the Te Anau Glowworm Cave is on the lake.

It is not difficult to judge whether this is a firefly cave. The camera car has a light source. The reason why it was not turned on before was because I was worried about disturbing some possible dangerous factors in the cave.

An engineer said anxiously: "Then what are you waiting for? Turn on the lights of the rover, and let's see what's underneath!"

Potter waved his hand and refused, saying: "This is a place that has never been touched by humans. Don't turn on the lights. Who knows what unknown impact it will bring? There are also some chain reactions, and we can't guarantee it."

"Then how do you determine the identity of the cave below?"

"Of course we need to turn on the lights, but it's not up to us. Call Mayor Wang and let him come and make a decision," Porter said.

This is the most responsible approach for him. There are several special regulations for visiting the Glowworm Cave:

Stalactites and stalagmites will lose their color and luster and destroy their fragile composition due to touch, so they must be cherished and never touched with hands; in the glowworm cave, you must keep quiet, and you must not frighten and destroy the ecological environment of fireflies.

There is also a complete ban on smoking and the ban on the use of cameras and video recorders throughout the entire process. The sudden appearance of light sources will affect the vitality of these insects.

Wang Bo came quickly after receiving the call. On the way, he also learned about the glowworm caves in New Zealand.

Strictly speaking, this kind of cave should not be called a firefly cave. The luminous insects in the cave are not fireflies, but a kind of luminous mushroom fly.

Fireflies are the collective name of Coleoptera firefly insects. There are more than 2,000 species in the world, distributed in parts of the tropics, subtropics and temperate regions. There are about 50 species in New Zealand.

Glowing mushroom flies are a kind of Diptera ring split suborder Muscidae, and the individual is slightly larger than fireflies. But they like to live in damp and dark caves, and they will emit light like fireflies, making the dark cave roof like a starry night sky.

Therefore, the place where the luminescent mushroom fly exists is often developed into a tourist project as a novel natural landscape.

The reason why it is called the firefly cave is that it is easy for tourists to understand, and it adds a romantic imagination to the tour.

After all, everyone knows what a firefly is, but the fungus fly is not good, and the fungus fly is very beautiful, but the word "fly" in the name is not pleasant, which makes people think of flies. For the sake of tourism, no one uses it to name the cave.

What's more, foreigners, especially Europeans and Americans, have a strong firefly plot. When the night is quiet and the breeze is blowing, it is considered the most romantic for them to be in a place where fireflies dance lightly and the starry sky above their heads.

Wang Bo wasn't sure if his place was a firefly cave, because the heart of the lord was not distracted from managing the location of the cave. He couldn't see the scene inside from the sand table, and he didn't even know that there was a cave on his site.

After driving to a place two kilometers southeast of the lakeside beach, Potter and others were waiting for him. After he got off the car, Potter asked directly, "Do you want to turn on the light to make sure?"

Even turning on the lights in the cave would not cause mass death of the fungus flies, but it was uncertain. Potter was more responsible, so he was notified first and let him, the master, make the decision.

Wang Bo thought for a moment and asked, "If you don't turn on the light, surely you won't be able to determine the identity of the cave below?"

The chief engineer said: "No, there is another way, and that is to go down in person. Human eyes can confirm this. Whether it is a firefly cave or not can be determined at a glance."

Wang Bo asked, "What are the criteria for judging?"

When he asked this, it was equivalent to giving an answer. Porter held him back and said, "Hey brother, are you crazy? As for desperately trying? This is too risky!"

Wang Bo smiled and said, "Don't worry, what danger can there be? The most dangerous creature I encountered in New Zealand is the bee. Now tell me, what is the criterion for judging?"

The chief engineer said: "There is no judgment standard. When you see it, if it is a firefly hole, your brain will tell you that this is a firefly hole."

This answer is the same as no answer, Lao Wang laughed: "Are you doing philosophy?"

Porter answered for the chief engineer: "It's true, Wang, if it's a glowworm hole, you'll know it when you see it, it's a glowworm hole!"

Wang Bo said: "Okay, I'll go down and have a look, who wants to go with me?"

"No light source? This is crazy! Mushroom flies like to live in places without light. Except for their own light, there is no light source. You can't see anything!" Someone exclaimed in surprise.