Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Bell said, “We have to move faster.”
“Everyone knows that the higher the altitude, the lower the temperature.
For every 1,000 meters higher, the temperature would drop by 0.6 degrees.
The mountain we are climbing is at least 1200 meters tall.
At the top of the mountain, the temperature will be a pitiful five degrees Celsius. At night, it will drop further.”
“To be honest, I don’t want to spend the night in this temperature.”
Bell did not dare to stop moving.
However, he suddenly realized something and stopped. He looked ahead.
The audience in the live-stream was also puzzled when they saw Bell stop.
The camera followed Bell’s gaze.
Not far ahead, on a bush, there were two branches with spiderwebs.
At the top was a thumb-sized black spider, and there were some dark red patterns on its back.
Just the sight made one feel uncomfortable.
They subconsciously wanted to hide further away.
Bell carefully moved closer to get a clearer picture.
“Everyone, do you see this? This is a very dangerous redback spider. Perhaps you might not be familiar with this name, but you should be familiar with its other name.
That is the black widow.”
Hearing this familiar name, the audience in the live-stream exploded.
They had been a little puzzled. They had never heard of a redback spider. How venomous could it be?
But now that they knew this spider’s name, no one dared to look down on this little guy.
“So this is the black widow.”
“Host, it’s better to stay away. I heard that this thing is very venomous. It’s difficult to treat even if you have an antidote.”
Some fans began to worry.
Bell did not pay attention to the audience’s comments. Instead, he continued to explain the habits of the black widow.
“I believe everyone has heard of this black widow spider. Actually, this familiar name is its nickname. Its original name is the redback spider. The reason why it has this nickname is mainly because this spider will eat the male spider when mating.”
“These spiders are very ferocious. When there is no food, they will choose to eat their own kind.”
“Moreover, its venom is very strong and can kill people.”
“When you are bitten by the redback spider, the first symptom is painful swelling around the bite. At this moment, it means that the venom has begun to spread in your body. Then, you will begin to have a fever, vomiting, and even shock. If you don’t choose to deal with it in time, the possibility of your death will increase greatly.”
Hearing that this small spider was so dangerous, even through the screen, everyone had goosebumps.
“Alright, let’s not provoke it. Let’s continue moving.”
After discovering such a dangerous creature, Bell did not dare to be careless.
Bell was not slow. In a plain forest, a thousand meters would take less than half an hour.
However, he was hiking now, so the time taken increased exponentially.
In the end, as Bell had expected, it took three hours to reach the top.
Standing on the mountaintop, feeling the cold wind, Bell felt his mind clear.
The live broadcast equipment also reflected the scene in front of Bell’s eyes to the audience.