These spirit insects reminded him of a kind of insect he had known in his previous life.
Small fungus gnats, also known as...
Ghost-Curtain Insects!
The larvae of these Ghost-Curtain Insects generally lived in caves and could spin long threads of silk.
Sticky droplets hung from those threads, forming rows of "beaded curtains."
These beaded curtains were hunting traps painstakingly crafted by the larvae, capable of ensnaring the tiny flying insects they attracted.
Their life cycle lasted only a year.
They spent most of their lives as larvae, becoming adults resembling large mosquitoes after pupation.
The adults had no mouths and could not eat. They lived only to mate and lay eggs, until they exhausted themselves.
It was also said that after mating and laying eggs, the adults would use their last scraps of strength to crash into the larvae's silken webs, sacrificing themselves as food for their offspring.
In his previous life, these Ghost-Curtain Insects would have been perfectly ordinary.
But now, they were insects Lin Ke coveted deeply. He was even a little reluctant to take them into his Niwan Palace for breeding.
All because of their ability to lure prey!
Nature already contained many things that could attract insects, such as light, scents, water, heat, and so on.
Lin Ke had actually considered using these methods to lure insects before. He might even attract some unusual varieties or spirit breeds.
But first, he had been pressed for time, far too weak, and had yet to experience actual combat.
Second, the Sect-Protection Array was in place. Only ordinary insects could enter; anything with even a trace of spiritual energy would be stopped by the array.
So he had never put the idea into practice.
Now that he had encountered a natural "insect lamp," Lin Ke certainly could not