The 2008 Beijing Olympics presented a perfect business card of China to the world, especially the Bird's Nest, the national main stadium, which made people around the world shine. This single steel structure building with the largest span in the world was once rated as one of the

The 2008 Beijing Olympics presented a perfect business card of China to the world, especially the Bird's Nest, the national main stadium, which made people around the world shine. This single steel structure building with the largest span in the world was once rated as one of the "Top Ten Architectural Miracles in the World" and a great architectural work of the "Fourth Generation Stadium", which undoubtedly earned the Chinese people a lot of face.

Of course, this is the largest artificial bird's nest and is the crystallization of human construction craftsmanship. So, what does the largest bird's nest in nature look like? In South Africa, there is a bird called weaver , which may give you the answer.

Weaver bird, as soon as its name sounds, it means that it is a bird born to weave nests. Indeed, it is the only bird in nature that weaves its nests out of grass and other materials. It is worth mentioning that the weaver bird does not refer to a kind of bird, but a group. This group includes 145 species of birds, mainly distributed in southern Africa, central Australia and southern Asia, with the most abundant species in southern Africa.

Since making a bird's nest requires a lot of energy, weaver birds generally like to live in groups, and their social form is somewhat similar to bees and ants. Therefore, when they build nests, they usually divide the labor and cooperate without conflicting with each other, and they can also ensure that every bird in the group has a place to perch.

In addition, there are special planners in Weaver Bird who are responsible for rationally arranging the space. When the weavers have babies, these planners will design and expand new nests. As a result, weaver bird nests often grow larger over time. What I am going to talk about today is the largest weaver nest in South Africa.

This bird's nest is located in a huge broad-leaved tree in the Namib Desert of South Africa. After on-site measurements, bird experts found that the length of the bird's nest reached 6 meters, the width was 4 meters, and the thickness was as high as 2 meters. The bird's nest contains more than 100 daughter nests, which can accommodate 500 weaver birds. It weighs 1 ton, making it the "largest bird's nest in nature".

In fact, such large bird nests can be found everywhere in South Africa, and some are even built on telephone poles, which look quite dangerous. If in our country, they would have been dug out by naughty children or municipal workers, why do South Africans never touch them?

The reason is simply that in this bird's nest, there is a more dangerous creature, namely African tree snake. As we all know, snakes are the animals in nature that like to dig out bird's nests. They especially like to feed on bird eggs, and the African tree snakes that live in trees are even better at digging out bird's nests. And this large weaver bird's nest is undoubtedly a paradise for them.

The reason why no one dares to take it out is because they are afraid of the power of the African tree snake. This is a highly venomous snake, ranking ninth on the list of the "Top Ten Deadly Venomous Snakes in South Africa". It can kill an adult with just one bite. Moreover, the African tree snake is also very good at camouflage. The color of its body and eyes can change with the surrounding environment. It is difficult for humans to predict in advance before being attacked.

It sounds cruel, but it is no exaggeration to say that there is a high probability of an African tree snake in every giant weaver's nest. After all, there is plenty of food inside, and it is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is the most ideal residence for the African tree snake. Faced with this situation, the distressed weaver usually ends up moving away, leaving only an empty nest. But this situation should not be taken lightly, there may still be African tree snakes inside.

Seeing this, I believe you can understand the difficulties of South Africans not to dig out bird's nests. The locals also bluntly said: Who dares to pay? It doesn’t matter who lives up there. And even in China, how many warriors would dare to risk their lives?