Dragon louse (water cockroach)
Chinese name: lice
Nickname: Wei Long, Water Devil,
Field: animal kingdom
Phylum: Arthropod phylum
Class: Insecta
Subclass: winged subclass
Objective: COLEOPTERA
Suborder: Carnivores
Family: Diptera.
Water louse (water cockroach), also known as water turtle, belongs to aquatic insects, and is the general name of various genera of Muscidae. It has a huge family, with about 160 species in China alone. The most common species are Japanese sucking lice, black dragon lice and oriental Samsung lice.
Also known as diving beetles or real water beetles. COLEOPTERA (Diptera) is a carnivorous water beetle with more than 4,000 species, which preys on creatures ranging from insects to fish bigger than itself.
living environment
Adults and larvae live in still water or running water, and a few live in salt water or hot springs. Adults have phototaxis, and the gluteal glands of adults can release benzoic acid esters and steroids, which are obviously toxic to fish and other aquatic vertebrates and can harm rice seedlings and wheat seedlings. Living in fields, ditches, streams and other water bodies. It can swim in the water, fly out of the water and has strong phototaxis. In China, it is mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei and other provinces.
According to modern medical research, eating lice often has a good effect on lowering cholesterol, preventing and treating hypertension, obesity and nephritis. The edible part of lice exceeds 80%. Besides fresh food, it can also be made into powder, granule (such as louse wine), pill and other dietetic foods.
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